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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018099144 · 9/5/2018 · Millwood, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Conveyors-chain
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Millwood, Inc.
Location
5831 S Pennsylvania Ave, CUDAHY, WISCONSIN, 53110
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a jammed pallet from a conveyor. The employee's left glove was caught by a moving mechanical part and pulled into an ingoing nip point created by a chain and another mechanical part. The ring finger was amputated below the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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