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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016076479 · 7/18/2016 · Blaschko Enterprises

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 regular operation
Source
Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Blaschko Enterprises
Location
625 Detloff, ARCADIA, WISCONSIN, 54612
NAICS
424120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On July 14, 2016, at approximately 9:45 a.m., a cutter operator placed paper in a skid to be cut. When the skid moved, the employee's left pinky finger became caught between the cutter and the lift. The employee's left pinky finger was surgically amputated the following day.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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