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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021053678 · 5/4/2021 · Waupaca Foundry, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Waupaca Foundry, Inc.
Location
805 Ogden Street, MARINETTE, WISCONSIN, 54143
NAICS
331511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a broaching machine at the end of a shift. The machine actuated, causing amputations to the employee's index finger (to the first knuckle) and ring finger (just above the second knuckle).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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