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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024021453 · 2/15/2024 · 3M Healthcare

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Sanding machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
3M Healthcare
Location
601 22nd Avenue South, BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57006
NAICS
322222
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was grinding a burr off a piece of stainless steel using a 12-inch stationary disc sander when his right thumb contacted the sanding disc, resulting in amputation at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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