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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019077793 · 7/30/2019 · GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Chisels-nonpowered

Employer

Name
GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION
Location
421 PALMER ST, CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN, 54729
NAICS
322211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On July 30, 2019, an employee was scraping varnish away from a blade with a chisel. The chisel slipped off the blade and the employee sustained a tissue amputation to the right index finger that required sutures.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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