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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191111936 · 11/16/2019 · Asyst Technologies LLC

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
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Asyst Technologies LLC
Location
5811 99th St, KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, 53142
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A temporary employee from QPS Employment Group was working with another employee to set up a hydraulic press. The press would not cycle. While the second employee was away and the first employee was cleaning up the area around the press, the press activated and amputated the employee's finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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