OPS Sales Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — DEWEY, OKLAHOMA
| Employer | OPS Sales Company | Report ID | 20211210598 |
| Address | 14861 N 3980 Rd | City, State ZIP | DEWEY, OKLAHOMA 74029 |
| Event Date | December 9, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.83000, -95.91000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was threading a flat bar machine when slack got into the coil line. As the employee reached to fix the coil, his gloved left hand got pulled into the metal flat bar coil. The employee's left index fingertip was crushed in the machine, resulting in medical amputation of the fingertip including the loss of bone.
Incident Summary
On December 9, 2021, a worker at OPS Sales Company in DEWEY, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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