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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015030579 · 3/6/2015 · MIDWEST MANUFACTURING

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Extruding machinery
Secondary source
Crowbars

Employer

Name
MIDWEST MANUFACTURING
Location
5240 KANE ROAD, EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN, 54703
NAICS
444110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 3/6/15 at 4:30 p.m., an employee was trying to move a co-extruder towards the extrusion line to get it back on the extrusion line track. The employee used a pry bar to move the machine forward, while a second employee tried to loosen the wheel. The second employee's right index finger got caught between the pry bar and the machine track.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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