NORMAN, OKLAHOMA—
Southwestern Wire, Inc.
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Southwestern Wire, Inc., 3505 North IH-35, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA 73069 on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was setting up a pole and a floor jack to reposition wire inside of the drawing machine. When the machine was turned on, the wire struck the pole, causing the floor jack to kick out. The employee was struck by the jack and sustained a left kidney laceration that required hospitalization.
More severe injuries at Southwestern Wire, Inc.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA—
Southwestern Wire, Inc.
Wire began to spool at the top of a draw machine. The injured employee used pliers to move the wire to the bottom of the draw machine. The pliers became caught in the wire and then the employee's glove was caught in the wire, resulting in the amputation of their right index finger at the first knuckle.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA—
Southwestern Wire, Inc.
An employee was checking the tension of a belt and pulley on a drawing machine when their left hand was pulled into the machine and their fingers were caught in the belt. The employee's index and middle fingers were amputated to the first joint, their ring finger was amputated to the nail bed, and their little finger was fractured.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA—
Southwestern Wire, Inc.
An employee had been running a weave machine which makes chain link. The employee made an adjustment by tightening a chain to a gear and then went to lunch. Upon returning from lunch, he turned on the machine and noticed the guard on the back of the machine was on the floor. The employee picked up the guard to put it back in place. The gear pulled in his gloved left hand and amputated the pads of the two middle fingers.
HAZELWOOD, MISSOURI—
SOUTHWESTERN WIRE, INC.
An employee fell from a ladder to the ground and sustained a laceration and possible concussion.
TULSA, OKLAHOMA—
Southwestern Wire, Inc.
An employee was changing a chain and sprocket when the employee's fingertip was caught in the sprocket and amputated.
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