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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016043578 · 4/22/2016 · KG Marketing and Bag Co., 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name
KG Marketing and Bag Co., Inc.
Location
1201 S. Grandview Blvd., WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN, 53188
NAICS
322220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was cleaning a bag sealing machine cutting blade and the machine cycled resulting in amputation of the right ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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