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3M

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at 3M in ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer 3M Report ID 2019010773
Address 610 North Brown County Road 19 City, State ZIP ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA 57401
Event Date January 22, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Secondary Source Pliers, tongs
Industry (NAICS) 313230 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 45.47000, -98.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a plastic component that was jammed in a de-energized machine. The employee placed their left hand on a metal slide, then used pliers with their right hand to pry the slide open. Upon applying significant force to the slide with the pliers, the jam broke free. The employee's left index fingertip was pinched and amputated between the slide and an adjacent metal surface.

Incident Summary

On January 22, 2019, a worker at 3M in ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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