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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2020042988 · 4/2/2020 · Chippewa Pallet Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Chippewa Pallet Inc.
Location
8268 Commerce Pkwy, CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN, 54729
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On April 2, 2020, an employee was sending pieces of wood stock through a chop saw's infeed table. The wood jammed, and the sawblade cut the top of the employee's left hand while he tried to clear the machine.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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