Amputations

Name: Amputations at Weather Shield Manufacturing
Start: 6/18/2015

1 amputation · 2015063873 · 6/18/2015 · Weather Shield 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: Doors, except garage and vehicle
Secondary source: Clamps, couplings

Employer

Name: Weather Shield Manufacturing
Location: 400 Legacy Lane, PARK FALLS, WISCONSIN, 54552
NAICS: 321911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A door clamp came down while an employee was holding onto the door. The employee pulled his hand away, resulting in an avulsion of the right middle finger, which had to be medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown