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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016109957 · 10/22/2016 · Performance Pallet Corp.

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
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Performance Pallet Corp.
Location
112 N Mainline Drive, SEYMOUR, WISCONSIN, 54165
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On a three head saw machine, an employee was using a hand tool/bar to lift a chain that had a jammed buckle. The employee pressed the foot pedal to move the chain and free the buckle. When the pedal was pressed, the chain moved and caused the hand tool/bar to jerk, which pinched and amputated the employee's right-hand index finger between the chain guard and tool.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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