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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017065938 · 6/28/2017 · API Heat Transfer, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against object or equipment while moving it
Source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones

Employer

Name
API Heat Transfer, Inc.
Location
4700 W. Ironwood Drive, FRANKLIN, WISCONSIN, 53132
NAICS
332313
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was putting a 250 lb. steel coil back onto a skid after it had fallen off the skid while placing the skid onto pallet racking. The coil started sliding off again and the sharp edge amputated the right middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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