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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018010746 · 1/23/2018 · Mueller Co.

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 regular operation
Source
Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Mueller Co.
Location
500 W Eldorado, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62525
NAICS
331522
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On January 23, 2018, at 4:10 p.m., an employee was placing a brass valve into a water test tank on a fixture system when he inadvertently hit the back lever, causing the clamp that holds the valve in place to clamp on his left middle finger, amputating it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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