Amputations

Name: Amputations at QPS EMPLOYMENT GROUP
Start: 8/30/2022

1 amputation · 2022087719 · 8/30/2022 · QPS EMPLOYMENT GROUP

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: Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: QPS EMPLOYMENT GROUP
Location: 1500 S. Lincoln Memorial Drive, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53207
NAICS: 561311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to unjam a bag on a conveyor. The conveyor mechanism caught the employee's left ring finger, causing a degloving injury and fingertip amputation.

Source

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