Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Legion Industrial Equipment, 13887 Legion Road, BOWLING GREEN, MISSOURI 63334
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was working to move an oscillating fan when the guard fell off. His left hand contacted the metal fan blades, resulting in cuts to the index, middle, and ring fingers, and amputation of the little finger above the first knuckle.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Fans, blowers wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
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An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
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