American Castings, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PRYOR, OKLAHOMA
| Employer | American Castings, LLC | Report ID | 20211211117 |
| Address | 5265 Hunt Street | City, State ZIP | PRYOR, OKLAHOMA 74361 |
| Event Date | December 28, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331511 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.30000, -95.27000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning sand off the rollover stop block on a molding machine. His right middle fingertip was crushed, necessitating a surgical amputation.
Incident Summary
On December 28, 2021, a worker at American Castings, LLC in PRYOR, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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