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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022032833 · 3/30/2022 · Shur-Co, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Shur-Co, LLC
Location
1212 North Norbeck Street, VERMILLION, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57069
NAICS
314910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At about 4:30 p.m. on March 30, 2022, an employee was using a grommet press machine to punch holes in tarp material. The machine injured his left middle finger, necessitating a partial medical amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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