L&R Industries - Mechanical Steel Tube Division
Struck by running powered equipment unspecified — Amputations involving bone loss — MOUNTAIN GROVE, MISSOURI
| Employer | L&R Industries - Mechanical Steel Tube Division | Report ID | 2025021435 |
| Address | Business U.S. Hwy 60 Business | City, State ZIP | MOUNTAIN GROVE, MISSOURI 65711 |
| Event Date | February 13, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment unspecified | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 333249 | Inspection # | 1805445 |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.13000, -92.26000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was changing a fixed blade on a scarfing machine and could not get the bit to seat in the correct position. While checking for an obstruction, his middle finger contacted an adjacent piece of machinery, a chopper, that amputated his middle fingertip just behind the nailbed.
Incident Summary
On February 13, 2025, a worker at L&R Industries - Mechanical Steel Tube Division in MOUNTAIN GROVE, MISSOURI suffered amputations involving bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment unspecified, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
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