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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020087554 · 8/10/2020 · Wicks Wood Floors, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Table saws

Employer

Name
Wicks Wood Floors, Inc.
Location
1246 Schler Rd., PALMYRA, WISCONSIN, 53156
NAICS
238330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At about 9:00 a.m. on August 10, 2020, an employee was using a table saw to rip a piece of hardwood flooring when the wood kicked back and the employee's left hand was pulled into the blade. The employee suffered partial amputations to three fingers on the left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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