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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019022209 · 2/28/2019 · G3 Industries 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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metalworking lathes

Employer

Name
G3 Industries Inc.
Location
1450 Dons Way, MOSINEE, WISCONSIN, 54455
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a lathe with a vacuum ejector. The part being ejected got caught in the unloader tube; as the employee was removing it, the employee's left index finger was caught between the ejector tube and the next part. The finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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