Amputations

Name: Amputations at 3M
Start: 8/3/2022

1 amputation · 2022086803 · 8/3/2022 · 3M

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 regular operation
Source: Extruding machinery

Employer

Name: 3M
Location: 2120 E Austin Blvd, NEVADA, MISSOURI, 64772
NAICS: 424690
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was making an adjustment to an extruder. The employee's gloved left hand was caught in a roll-to-roll nip point causing fractures to the ring and little fingers. The employee underwent a medical amputation to the little fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown