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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2020021897 · 2/26/2020 · SSI Sintered Specialties, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Threading and tapping machines

Employer

Name
SSI Sintered Specialties, LLC
Location
3330 PALMER DR, JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, 53546
NAICS
334519
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jammed part in a tapper machine. The employee's right index fingertip got caught in the jaws of the tapper machine as they closed. When the employee pulled their finger back, their fingertip remained in the jaws and was avulsed, and the bone of the fingertip was fractured. At the time of the incident, the machine was in manual mode.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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