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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015031627 · 3/31/2015 · World Wide Box & Packaging Corp.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary source
Wood, lumber, unspecified

Employer

Name
World Wide Box & Packaging Corp.
Location
6422 Highway 31, RACINE, WISCONSIN, 53402
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was manipulating a piece of wood on a conveyor when his finger became caught between the conveyor and the piece of wood, causing a partial finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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