Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PRECISION PARTS AND REMANUFACTURING CO., 4411 SW 19TH STREET, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73108
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was using a belt sander to sand down a sharp edge from a piece of metal he had just cut. The belt caught a piece of the sharp steel, causing the employee to move forward. He was wearing leather gloves while sanding and as the metal was pulled in between the rest plate and sanding belt, it caught the glove, pulling his left thumb in between the metal piece and sanding belt. His left thumb was amputated.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee was pushing automotive suspension material using a material rack. The material started to shift and caught the employee's right little finger, crushing it. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger. The finger was re-attached.
An employee was assembling the gearbox of a lower unit (of a boat motor). They used a handheld electric drill to power the lower unit's gears and inspect the assembly. A gear was out of tolerance, so the employee placed sandpaper in the gearbox to remove any burrs or other material. The employee activated the drill and their left middle finger contacted a nip point between the gears in the unit, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was reaching for a label and stepped onto a metal piece along rollers and slipped. His leg went down into a gap between the machines and contacted the metal in the gap between the rollers. The employee was hospitalized with the avulsion of skin on his left shin between the ankle and knee, as well as injuries to muscle and ligament.
On June 10, 2025, an employee was driving a forklift west when they were struck by another forklift driving south. The suffered a puncture wound on the right calf.
An employee had just moved a large coil of steel next to another coil on a rack using an overhead crane. They unhooked one side of the sling and held onto it with their right middle finger. As they were raising the crane back up, the sling hung up under the coil, building tension; once it released, it quickly jerked the other side of the sling through the coils along with the last joint of the employee's right middle finger. The finger was amputated to that joint.
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An employee was cutting a piece of metal rod with a metal cutting machine. His right middle finger became caught between the rod and the machine's table. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.
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