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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017088286 · 8/29/2017 · Material Recovery Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
Material Recovery Inc.
Location
8100 W. Florist Ave., MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53218
NAICS
562920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working to clear a jam on the grinding machine by manually removing plastic from the chamber of the grinding machine. The rotor of the grinding machine amputated the right middle and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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