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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016010104 · 1/6/2016 · Donaldson Company Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Donaldson Company Inc.
Location
5200 Coyo Drive, STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN, 54481
NAICS
333413
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating the can draw press when he noticed that the transfer had malfunctioned. While he was adjusting the trigger eye, his hand was on the equipment. The machine cycled after he made the adjustment, pinching his hand between the machine and the moving press transfer. His right middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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