Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Rust-Oleum Corporation
Start: 5/1/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024053803 · 5/1/2024 · Rust-Oleum Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source: Bottling, canning, filling machinery
Secondary source: Springs, coils

Employer

Name: Rust-Oleum Corporation
Location: 8105 95TH STREET, PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN, 53158
NAICS: 325998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a spray can fill process when a spring with stored energy released, pinching their right index finger and resulting in an amputation of the finger to the second knuckle. The machine was deenergized.

Source

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