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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022021760 · 2/24/2022 · Dixon Ticonderoga Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Bindery machinery

Employer

Name
Dixon Ticonderoga Company
Location
1097 Ehlers Road, NEENAH, WISCONSIN, 54956
NAICS
322230
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 24, 2022, an employee was trying to remove a jam on a machine that was in front of a trim blower's fan intake. The employee's right hand contacted the blower fan blade. The employee suffered an injury to the middle finger that necessitated a medical revision amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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