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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018032534 · 3/14/2018 · United Industries 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
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
United Industries Inc
Location
1900 East Central Avenue, BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72712
NAICS
326140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a rag to clean grease from the bottom roll of a laminator when a moving roll grabbed the rag and pulled the employee's fingers into the roll. The employee's right index finger had to be surgically amputated at the first joint, and the right middle finger had to be surgically amputated at the second joint. The laminator was running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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