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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020087411 · 8/5/2020 · Kwik Trip, Inc.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
Kwik Trip, Inc.
Location
1626 Oak Street, LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN, 54603
NAICS
311511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing routine maintenance on a running bottle conveyor when the rag she was holding got pulled into the conveyor, injuring her left hand and causing a partial amputation of the left thumb. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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