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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016054093 · 5/12/2016 · Paper Converting Machine Company

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 regular operation
Source
Drills-stationary

Employer

Name
Paper Converting Machine Company
Location
2300 S. Ashland Ave., GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, 54304
NAICS
333243
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On May 12, 2016, an employee was operating a drill press to perform a polishing operation when his hand became caught between drill press and the part he was polishing, amputating his middle and ring fingers. He was wearing cut-resistant gloves at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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