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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018043206 · 4/4/2018 · Hart Design & Mfg 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, n.e.c.
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Hart Design & Mfg Inc
Location
1940 Radisson Street, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, 54302
NAICS
333241
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was testing the assembly of a blade part on food processing equipment. He was leaning on a chest-high conveyor while his left hand was between the conveyor and the blade when the blade toggle switch was turned on. The blade then cut and amputated his left index finger and thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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