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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019065651 · 6/5/2019 · Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 2,3)

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 2,3)
Location
1955 Brunner Drive, WAUPACA, WISCONSIN, 54981
NAICS
331511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee suffered a fingertip amputation when the hydraulics released and their finger was caught within a space between the bar of the magnet and the claw of the manipulator machine.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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