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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021032001 · 3/6/2021 · Essity

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
Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Essity
Location
190 3rd Street, MENASHA, WISCONSIN, 54952
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on a catwalk, cleaning the shower on a paper machine. As he was using a wrench to rotate the shower shaft with his right hand, the indicator came around and caught the tip of his left index finger, causing a partial amputation to the finger pad.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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