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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022097946 · 9/7/2022 · VRC Engineered Solutions

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
VRC Engineered Solutions
Location
7201 W Bradley Rd., MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53223
NAICS
541330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee put a rubber mold into a demolding machine. While operating the machine, the employee's right thumb was caught between two metal parts and was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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