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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021043080 · 4/13/2021 · Sulzer

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Sulzer
Location
11521 Industriplex Boulevard, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70809
NAICS
541330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was power-tapping a hole in a pump stuffing/packing box using a vertical knee mill. The employee was wiping away metal debris with his gloved hand when the glove became entangled on the rotating tap and pulled the employee's fingers around, cutting through the glove. The employee's left pinky finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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