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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015096441 · 9/4/2015 · RECLAIMED RUSTIC WOODWORKS

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Table saws

Employer

Name
RECLAIMED RUSTIC WOODWORKS
Location
N11067 CTY RD F, PHILLIPS, WISCONSIN, 54555
NAICS
321918
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a table saw to cut wood and attempted to clear a jam. When the employee cleared the jam, the saw activated and amputated his middle finger, severed his pointer finger, and mutilated his thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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