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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021119458 · 11/2/2021 · Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 1)

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Parts and materials, unspecified

Employer

Name
Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 1)
Location
406 N. Division St., WAUPACA, WISCONSIN, 54981
NAICS
331511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was offloading casted parts from a grinding line. The employee went to flip one part over when the next part made contact with his right ring finger, resulting in an amputation of the distal end of the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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