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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017010347 · 1/11/2017 · American Aluminum Extrusion Company, LLC

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 regular operation
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
American Aluminum Extrusion Company, LLC
Location
1 St. Lawrence Avenue, BELOIT, WISCONSIN, 53511
NAICS
331316
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving warped metal from one conveyor to another when a faulty control switch caused a retractable conveyor to extend and pinch the employee's finger. The fingertip was medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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