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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020065890 · 6/24/2020 · Intertape Polymer Group

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
Presses-printing
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
Intertape Polymer Group
Location
741 4th St, MENASHA, WISCONSIN, 54952
NAICS
322222
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a rag to clean ink blots from the rollers of a flexo press. The rag became caught in the rollers and pulled the employee's left hand into the machine's rollers. The employee sustained amputation of the left index and middle fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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