105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA—

Wolverine Tube Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations

Final narrative

An employee was operating the 1708 machine, finishing a tube. The machine cycled then stopped. The employee noticed the machine had stopped and removed the guarding to investigate the problem. The employee saw that the material had pushed the home sensor and then pushed the material back manually, causing it to move forward again. The material got stuck and at the same time pushed the employee's left hand into the clamp, causing an amputation of the left pinky finger, which left bone exposed. The employee was transported to Unity Medical Center and admitted.

Amputation Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

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