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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023010738 · 1/24/2023 · GKN Sinter Metals, LLC

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
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
GKN Sinter Metals, LLC
Location
5710 Vits Drive, MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN, 54220
NAICS
332117
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading ceramic plates into a tray carrier as the plate advance mechanism was returning to the home position. The employee went to prevent the stack of plates from tipping over when his right glove was pulled into the housing around the plate advance mechanism, causing an amputation of the right middle and ring fingertips as well as a finger fracture. OSHA: more information?--machine?

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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