CATOOSA, OKLAHOMA—
Kelvion Inc.
Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Kelvion Inc., 5202 West Channel Road, CATOOSA, OKLAHOMA 74015 on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was manually rotating a tube support beam onto its side for staging when it rolled onto their left ring finger, crushing it between the fingernail and the first knuckle. The employee sustained amputation of the distal phalange.
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CATOOSA, OKLAHOMA—
Kelvion, Inc.
An employee was assembling a piece of equipment from on his back underneath it. While pushing himself out from under the equipment, his hand was pinched by the fan drive assembly. The employee sustained an amputation to his left index finger halfway through the fingernail.
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