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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022021556 · 2/17/2022 · Coextruded Plastic Technologies, Inc.

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
Garage doors

Employer

Name
Coextruded Plastic Technologies, Inc.
Location
3706 Enterprise Drive, JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, 53546
NAICS
326112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assessing a nonfunctioning overhead garage door motor. When he touched the belt to check its tension, it activated and his hand was pulled between the belt and a pulley. The distal tip of the employee's right second digit was amputated at the base of the nailbed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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