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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181212432 · 12/4/2018 · Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 1)

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Grinders, abraders
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 1)
Location
406 N. Division St., WAUPACA, WISCONSIN, 54981
NAICS
331511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was grinding a part when their glove got caught on a flange and their hand contacted the grinding stone. This resulted in the partial amputation of the left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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