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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021742 · 2/23/2017 · Bemis

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
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Bemis
Location
1815 Marathon Avenue, NEENAH, WISCONSIN, 54957
NAICS
326112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pressing an air valve on a shaft to let air out. When the air was released, the roll moved on the shaft and the employee's right index fingertip was caught and amputated between the indentation on the shaft and roll core.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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