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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171010072 · 10/20/2017 · MGS Group North America, Inc.

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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Plastic injection molding machinery

Employer

Name
MGS Group North America, Inc.
Location
W190 N11701 Moldmakers Way, GERMANTOWN, WISCONSIN, 53022
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a jam on an injection molding machine when another employee inadvertently restarted the machine. A mechanical roller then pinched and amputated the employee's index fingertip (no bone loss).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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