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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020054315 · 5/8/2020 · Grede Foundries Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name
Grede Foundries Inc
Location
700 Ash Street, REEDSBURG, WISCONSIN, 53959
NAICS
331513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking the belts on a commercial truck when the operator started the truck while the employee's hand was in the belts. When the truck started, the employee's right hand became caught between the belt and pulley, resulting in the amputation of his right index finger and middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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