Amputations

Name: Amputations at Showcase Kitchens, Inc.
Start: 11/19/2015

1 amputation · 2015118758 · 11/19/2015 · Showcase Kitchens, Inc.

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: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Showcase Kitchens, Inc.
Location: 3255 Yeager Drive, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, 54311
NAICS: 337110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On November 19, 2015, an employee was using a hand held air blower to clean wood chips off a shaper table while the cutter head was running. The employee's hand made contact with the cutting head, amputating the right index finger and severely lacerating the right thumb.

Source

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