Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c.

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. at Worzalla, Inc.
Start: 8/23/2021

1 amputation · 2021087168 · 8/23/2021 · Worzalla, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Presses-printing
Secondary source: Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name: Worzalla, Inc.
Location: 3535 Jefferson St., STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN, 54481
NAICS: 323117
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a hickey from the back of a web press. The employee's rag was pulled into the press, which in turn pulled in his left fingers between the plate and water form cylinder. The employee suffered amputation of the left thumb and degloving of the left hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown