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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016076476 · 7/18/2016 · Weinbrenner Shoe Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Planing mills

Employer

Name
Weinbrenner Shoe Company, Inc.
Location
108 S Polk Street, MERRILL, WISCONSIN, 54452
NAICS
316213
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to cleanout a planer. He removed the exhaust chute and reached into the machine while the planer blades were still coasting resulting in the amputation of the left ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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