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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015097055 · 9/24/2015 · Quanex Building Products

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Quanex Building Products
Location
311 W Coleman Street, RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN, 54868
NAICS
337212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting material with a double miter saw. While attempting to clear a piece of material from under the machine's housing, her left hand contacted the saw blade, amputating her finger at the second knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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