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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015052722 · 5/8/2015 · Oshkosh Coil Spring, 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
Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name
Oshkosh Coil Spring, Inc
Location
3575 N. Main St., OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, 54901
NAICS
332612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On May 8, 2015, an employee was putting an additional bend into a double torsion spring at a large servio table (wire bender) machine. He put his left hand on top of the part, and his left finger got caught between the bending mechanism (steel block) and the stationary block. He suffered a left ring finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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