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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015107726 · 10/16/2015 · Swanson Wiper Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Swanson Wiper Corporation
Location
645 Leeward Court West, OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, 54901
NAICS
333243
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was trying to clear a paper jam in the machine and caught his finger in the chain and sprocket resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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