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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018032345 · 3/8/2018 · Liebovich Steel and Aluminum Kaukauna

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Liebovich Steel and Aluminum Kaukauna
Location
W2740 Oak Rd, CURTISS, WISCONSIN, 54422
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on a flatbed truck moving steel dunnage for a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) to unload when the PIV operator came forward unexpectedly and the steel shifted, catching the employee's right ring finger. The finger was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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