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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019010773 · 1/22/2019 · 3M

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Pliers, tongs

Employer

Name
3M
Location
610 North Brown County Road 19, ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57401
NAICS
313230
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a plastic component that was jammed in a de-energized machine. The employee placed their left hand on a metal slide, then used pliers with their right hand to pry the slide open. Upon applying significant force to the slide with the pliers, the jam broke free. The employee's left index fingertip was pinched and amputated between the slide and an adjacent metal surface.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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