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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017065354 · 6/12/2017 · Arrowhead Conveyor Corporation

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
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Arrowhead Conveyor Corporation
Location
3255 Medalist Drive, OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, 54902
NAICS
333922
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a hydraulic clamp to clamp a part into an automated saw machine when the hydraulic clamp moved horizontally and pinched/crushed the employee's left thumb between the clamp and some metal parts, amputating the tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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