OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221423965
MID CONTINENT STEEL AND WIRE INC.
POPLAR BLUFF, MO·
Event description
Employee amputates finger while inspecting motor pulley
Investigation abstract
At approximately 9:30 a.m. on November 8, 2021, an employee assessed and inspected a motor pulley belt. The employee reached around the guard to check the tension of the belt while running. The employee amputated a finger and was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 36 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 779
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