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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021032522 · 3/24/2021 · Trienda Holdings, L.L.C.

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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Trienda Holdings, L.L.C.
Location
N7660 Industrial Road, PORTAGE, WISCONSIN, 53901
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were removing a broken drive chain that weighted approximately 70 lbs. from a sprocket on a bottom plate motor. The injured employee's hand slipped from the oil on the chain and their right thumb was pinched between the chain and sprocket causing a partial thumb amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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