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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020066054 · 6/29/2020 · DuBois Chemicals, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name
DuBois Chemicals, Inc.
Location
476 Clay St., CHILTON, WISCONSIN, 53014
NAICS
238320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were attempting to dislodge two steel carts that had become entangled when a cart shifted on its base, coming into contact with the injured employee's right pinky finger. As a result, the employee's right pinky fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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