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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021032283 · 3/16/2021 · Research Products Corporation

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
Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name
Research Products Corporation
Location
1011 E. Main Street, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53703
NAICS
333413
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a serrated cutting edge in a taping machine through a 3-inch by 3-inch opening. The cutting edge activated and caused an avulsion injury resulting in surgical amputation of their left thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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