Amputations

Name: Amputations at PHILLIPS-MEDISIZE
Start: 2/21/2016

1 amputation · 2016021544 · 2/21/2016 · PHILLIPS-MEDISIZE

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: PHILLIPS-MEDISIZE
Location: 428 Technology Drive East, MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN, 54751
NAICS: 339112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing some debris from a conveyor belt when another worker cycled the machine, causing the employee's right index finger to be crushed and partially amputated between two pallets.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown