Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at M.B. STURGIS INC., 11722 Northline Industrial Drive, MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI 63043
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On April 19, 2023, an employee was assembling a hose and performing a pull test. During the pull test, the employee's left index fingertip was amputated by the longitudinal pull tester.
On March 9, 2023, an employee was assembling manifolds. While pushing an end fitting into the hose of an automatic pushing machine, the employee suffered an amputation to the tip of the right index finger.
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