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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015010200 · 1/20/2015 · Merrill Industries

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Paper production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Merrill Industries
Location
26 Village Street, ELLINGTON, CONNECTICUT, 06029
NAICS
322219
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee sustained an amputation injury to the tip of the middle finger on his left hand while clearing a jam on a Global Partition Slotter, which makes slots in corrugated cardboard. The employee reached into an area 3x4" wide, 2' long while the equipment was running. The equipment was not guarded at the time, nor was it shut down or locked out.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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