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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016042939 · 4/7/2016 · Aprilaire

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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Aprilaire
Location
1015 East Main Street, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53703
NAICS
333411
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee attempting to repair a machine's gate asked a coworker to trip the mechanism to start the machine. The coworker accidentally started the machine a second time, amputating the employee's right-hand middle and ring fingers between the platen and gate.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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