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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20191111706 · 11/11/2019 · Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 1)

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was using a stand grinder to grind a riser and contacts off a casting. His left little finger made contact between the casting and the grinding stone, and the grinding stone caused a partial amputation to the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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