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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015042109 · 4/18/2015 · Cellu Tissue Corporation - Neenah

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
Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Cellu Tissue Corporation - Neenah
Location
249 N Lake Street, NEENAH, WISCONSIN, 54956
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 4/18/15 an employee was changing doctor blades on tissue machine 2. As the blades were positioned, the employee suffered an amputation injury when his left right finger was caught between a cylinder and the clevis.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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