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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020066039 · 6/29/2020 · Emerson Electric Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name
Emerson Electric Company
Location
5555 S Packard Ave, CUDAHY, WISCONSIN, 53110
NAICS
335999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was building a box to hold an order for shipping. The employee stapled the first half of the box and spun the box around to staple the other half, but the flap of the box got caught on the platform of the stapler. The employee was freeing the flap when the stapler activated and amputated his left middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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