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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015108022 · 10/27/2015 · Tab Products Co., LLC

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
Paper production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Tab Products Co., LLC
Location
605 4TH STREET, MAYVILLE, WISCONSIN, 53050
NAICS
322231
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was putting glue into a AAA glue machine. The machine was running at the time. The cap fell off and fell into the machine. The employee reached into the machine to retrieve the cap and amputated his right hand middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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