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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015030424 · 3/20/2015 · Pentair Water Group, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Pentair Water Group, Inc.
Location
293 S. Wright Street, DELAVAN, WISCONSIN, 53115
NAICS
333911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a pneumatic seal press with a two-hand control. After activation, the employee reached in, and the ram came back down and caught one finger underneath the ram. The employee's right-hand middle finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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