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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020076895 · 7/22/2020 · Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. LTD

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name
Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. LTD
Location
3681 Prism Lane, KIELER, WISCONSIN, 53812
NAICS
561720
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On July 22, 2020, at approximately 2:00 AM, an employee was preparing to wash down equipment. When he opened the door of the equipment, his left thumb was pinched against the power panel attached to the opposite wall, causing an injury that required surgical amputation of the distal portion of the thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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