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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021109107 · 10/22/2021 · The Combination Door Co.

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
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
The Combination Door Co.
Location
1000 Morris St, FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN, 54935
NAICS
321911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On October 22, 2021, at approximately 2:45 PM, an employee was operating a custom pneumatic press that presses an approximate 1-inch by 2-inch metal plate into the stile of a combination door. When the press was activated, their left middle finger was pinched in the press resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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