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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017076541 · 7/14/2017 · Western Container Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Western Container Corporation
Location
1100 Inman Pkwy, BELOIT, WISCONSIN, 53511
NAICS
322219
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was making adjustments on a V pusher when the machine s V flap came up and caught the employee s left ring fingertip, amputating the finger pad.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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