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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021042883 · 4/7/2021 · Contech Engineered Solutions LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Contech Engineered Solutions LLC
Location
2214 W. Wisconsin St., PORTAGE, WISCONSIN, 53901
NAICS
332313
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was riveting two pipes together using a rivet machine when the rivet hammer activated and crushed the employee's left index finger. The injury resulted in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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