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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017065675 · 6/21/2017 · AMERICAN EXCELSIOR COMPANY

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, unspecified
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
AMERICAN EXCELSIOR COMPANY
Location
831 PIONEER AVE., RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN, 54868
NAICS
321999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing the blades on a machine and using a knee switch to hold open the pocket where the blades were located. The employee's knee slipped off the switch, allowing the blades to amputated the employee's right ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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