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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016054013 · 5/10/2016 · PROCTOR & GAMBLE PAPER PRODUCTS

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
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Source, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
PROCTOR & GAMBLE PAPER PRODUCTS
Location
14484 STATE HIGHWAY 177, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, 63702
NAICS
322291
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to replace a gear box while his fingers were wrapped with a paper towel. A chain near the gear box caught the paper towel and pulled his fingers into an in-running nip point, amputating his right index and middle fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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