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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017088265 · 8/28/2017 · Oshkosh Defense

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Parts and materials, unspecified

Employer

Name
Oshkosh Defense
Location
500 West Waukau, OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, 54902
NAICS
336111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 28, 2017, an employee was installing a tire carrier through rework, which required inserting a pin into a part. He was inserting the pin when the holes became misaligned and the part moved, pinching and amputating his left index fingertip between the hole and a bracket.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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