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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171111341 · 11/29/2017 · Vesta Intermediate Funding, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Vesta Intermediate Funding, Inc.
Location
9900 S. 57th Street, FRANKLIN, WISCONSIN, 53132
NAICS
339112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was re-installing a 75-pound barrel on an injection molding machine when the barrel slipped. As the employee tried to catch it, the barrel crushed and amputated the employee's left pinky finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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