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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2017098973 · 9/19/2017 · GRAPHIC DISPLAY SYSTEMS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Table saws

Employer

Name
GRAPHIC DISPLAY SYSTEMS, INC.
Location
709 KELLER AVENUE SOUTH, AMERY, WISCONSIN, 54001
NAICS
334419
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On September 19, 2017, an employee was using an unguarded table saw to cut a board when the blade hit a knot in the board. The employee's left thumb and pointer finger were pulled into the blade resulting in a severe laceration requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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