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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021032701 · 3/31/2021 · Lincoln Wood Products, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Lincoln Wood Products, Inc.
Location
905 W. 3rd Street, MERRILL, WISCONSIN, 54452
NAICS
321911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing wood from the molder when the feed wheel picked up the next wood board pushing the board forward. The employee's right index finger was struck by the board and pinched between another board, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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