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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018088185 · 8/10/2018 · Rust-oleum Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Paint mixing machinery
Secondary source
Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Rust-oleum Corporation
Location
405 18th Ave, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61104
NAICS
325510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a filter to filter ingredients into a mixer when the filter became caught on the rotating shaft of the mixer. The filter then amputated the employee's right middle and ring fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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