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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020088212 · 8/29/2020 · Dakota Bodies, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 regular operation
Source
Brake presses

Employer

Name
Dakota Bodies, LLC
Location
201 20th Avenue SE, WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57201
NAICS
336211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing out dies on a hydraulic press brake. As the employee was trying to move the plastic die in the point of operation, the brake closed on the employee's left-hand fingers. The two middle fingers were later amputated to the knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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