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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016087923 · 8/23/2016 · LUVATA APPLETON LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
LUVATA APPLETON LLC
Location
533 Carter St., KIMBERLY, WISCONSIN, 54136
NAICS
331421
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing spools on a wire drawing machine when his right thumb was caught between the lift structure and a spacer block, amputating the thumb tip (no bone loss).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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