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3M

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at 3M in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
Employer 3M Report ID 2019043715
Address 3211 E Chestnut Expressway City, State ZIP SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65802
Event Date April 10, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 424690 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.21000, -93.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee had just finished maintenance work on an HVAC system. He was closing the guard cover when it slipped, smashed his left hand (bruising two fingers), and severed the tip of the ring finger.

Incident Summary

On April 10, 2019, a worker at 3M in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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