Amputations

Name: Amputations at Premier Products of Racine, Inc.
Start: 7/21/2016

1 amputation · 2016076613 · 7/21/2016 · Premier Products of Racine, 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: Punch presses
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Premier Products of Racine, Inc.
Location: 1220 Mound Avenue, RACINE, WISCONSIN, 53404
NAICS: 332710
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the material feeder into a mechanical punch press. The employee's glove got caught in a gear of the feeding machine. The finger was pulled into the gear crushing it. This resulted in the amputation of the right index finger at the first joint

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown