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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019055407 · 5/30/2019 · BCI Burke Company, LLC

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 regular operation
Source
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
BCI Burke Company, LLC
Location
660 Van Dyne Rd., FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN, 54937
NAICS
339999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was grinding a steel part on a stand-up grinder. While he was putting the part into the grinder and turning it, the wheel grabbed the part and then his gloved hand. His right thumb was ground down to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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