Amputations

Name: Amputations at Neenah Enterprises Inc.
Start: 3/1/2022

1 amputation · 2022031887 · 3/1/2022 · Neenah Enterprises Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary source: Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Neenah Enterprises Inc.
Location: 2121 Brooks Ave, NEENAH, WISCONSIN, 54956
NAICS: 331511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a come-a-long to adjust steel plates in the tumble blasting machine. When the employee released the pressure on the come-a-long, their left thumb was caught between a steel plate and the edge of the machine. The thumb tip was partially amputated.

Source

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