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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024032401 · 3/18/2024 · UltiMed, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Other special process machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Other handtools n.e.c.

Employer

Name
UltiMed, Inc.
Location
710 4th Street Southeast, DE SMET, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57231
NAICS
339112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was placing a missing piece to a pen needle assembly machine jig when it pressed down on her right middle fingertip, crushing it. The fingertip was amputated halfway through her fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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