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APEX METAL FINISHING COMPANY

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at APEX METAL FINISHING COMPANY in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
Employer APEX METAL FINISHING COMPANY Report ID 2021031905
Address 200 E. Koeln Avenue City, State ZIP SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63111
Event Date March 2, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
Industry (NAICS) 332813 Inspection # 1518960
GPS Coordinates 38.65000, -90.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a rag to apply grease to a gear sprocket and chain on a barrel tumbler. The rag and his glove were pulled into the sprocket and chain, resulting in two finger amputations. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On March 2, 2021, a worker at APEX METAL FINISHING COMPANY in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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