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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017087718 · 8/11/2017 · Clack Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Band saws

Employer

Name
Clack Corporation
Location
4462 Duraform Lane, WINDSOR, WISCONSIN, 53598
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a band saw to cut a manufactured plastic part (42-gallon waste container) to be ground up in a granulator when the saw blade and the part wiggled. The employee's left thumb tip then made contact with the blade and was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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