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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017109657 · 10/9/2017 · Universal Recycling Technologies, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Universal Recycling Technologies, LLC
Location
2535 Beloit Avenue, JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, 53546
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was making adjustments to a prototype machine when his glove was caught in the rollers, pulling his right hand into the roller mechanism and amputating four fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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