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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019076987 · 7/10/2019 · WEATHER SHIELD MFG., INC. MILLWORK DIVISION

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
WEATHER SHIELD MFG., INC. MILLWORK DIVISION
Location
642 S. WHELEN ST., MEDFORD, WISCONSIN, 54451
NAICS
321911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On July 10, 2019, an employee was adjusting a hold-down on a molding machine and contacted the spinning circular blade. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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