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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016031934 · 3/3/2016 · Services Plus, 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Paper production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Services Plus, Inc.
Location
1001 Discovery Rd., GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, 54311
NAICS
561910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was waiting for maintenance to clear a jam on a tissue interfolder machine. The employee attempted to grab a scrap of paper as maintenance was jogging and stopping the machine. Her right pinky and ring fingers were pulled into a pinch point and had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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