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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018088678 · 8/22/2018 · Forte' Products L. L. C.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Forte' Products L. L. C.
Location
515 Breeze Terrace, ARGYLE, WISCONSIN, 53504
NAICS
331110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a piece of steel out of a cutting press cutter when the cutting press was engaged via the foot pedal. The cutter then partially amputated his right pinky finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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