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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161211645 · 12/14/2016 · Tyco Fire Protection Products

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
Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name
Tyco Fire Protection Products
Location
1 Stanton Street, MARINETTE, WISCONSIN, 54143
NAICS
339999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a cartridge seal machine when the machine jogged, pinching her finger between the seal transfer and seal cutting die. Her left index finger was amputated at the first knuckle. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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