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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171110546 · 11/1/2017 · WS Packaging Group 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
Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Paper production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
WS Packaging Group Inc.
Location
950 Breezewood Lane, NEENAH, WISCONSIN, 54956
NAICS
322221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee was manually pushing a sheeter machine with another employee and pinched a finger between the sheeter machine and a heat tunnel machine during a turn resulting in amputation of the left middle fingertip with nail bed repair.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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