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Metro Builders Supply & Service, Inc.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — TULSA, OKLAHOMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Metro Builders Supply & Service, Inc. in TULSA, OKLAHOMA
Employer Metro Builders Supply & Service, Inc. Report ID 2024109465
Address 5313 S. Mingo Road City, State ZIP TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74146
Event Date October 10, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Straight trucks, box trucks
Secondary Source Gates, hatches vehicle and machine cargo
Industry (NAICS) 443141 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.08000, -95.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was closing the liftgate to a box truck when their finger was caught in the clamp/gear as it was folding up. The employee pulled his finger out and the left index fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On October 10, 2024, a worker at Metro Builders Supply & Service, Inc. in TULSA, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with straight trucks, box trucks identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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