Amputations

Name: Amputations at MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Start: 12/29/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20221211247 · 12/29/2022 · MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Brake presses

Employer

Name: MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Location: 1502 SOUTH COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, 65109
NAICS: 333415
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee loaded a steel part onto a brake press to be formed. During the second bend of the material, a pinch point was created between the material and the tooling of the machine. The pinch point contacted the employee's index and middle fingertips, resulting in amputations below the nail and above the knuckle.

Source

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