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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022010754 · 1/25/2022 · Wald Wire & Manufacturing 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
Welding machinery

Employer

Name
Wald Wire & Manufacturing Co
Location
846 Witzel Avenue, OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, 54902
NAICS
332618
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On January 25, 2022, an employee was operating a press welder. The employee was passing tooling through the welder when their left ring finger was pinched between bars on the welder. Three-quarters of the fingertip was amputated. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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