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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181111532 · 11/8/2018 · UFP Ventures II, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
UFP Ventures II, Inc
Location
1801 E. Lessard Street, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WISCONSIN, 53821
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a piece of material from an airlock when the blades amputated the tip and fingernail of his right middle finger. The airlock had been locked out, but then reenergized, before the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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