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3M

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at 3M in ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer 3M Report ID 2022032039
Address 610 North Brown County Road 19 City, State ZIP ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA 57401
Event Date March 6, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Special process machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 339113 Inspection # 1582610
GPS Coordinates 45.44000, -98.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to manually unjam a component within a machine. An abrupt rotation within the machine caused the employee's left middle fingertip to be crushed between two metal machine parts. The fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On March 6, 2022, a worker at 3M in ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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