Amputations

Name: Amputations at Wenthe-Davidson Engineering Co.
Start: 2/5/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018021174 · 2/5/2018 · Wenthe-Davidson Engineering Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

Employer

Name: Wenthe-Davidson Engineering Co.
Location: 16300 West Rogers Drive, NEW BERLIN, WISCONSIN, 53151
NAICS: 332313
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a rolling machine to roll flat pieces of metal (about 8" x 12") into a tube that is then seam welded at another machine when the employee's left hand was injured, requiring the surgical amputation of four fingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown