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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022043088 · 4/7/2022 · Stark Pavement Corporation

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 regular operation
Source
Grinders, abraders
Secondary source
Structural metal materials, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Stark Pavement Corporation
Location
11710 W Hampton Ave, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53225
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a bench grinder to grind off burrs from steel fabrication. The employee turned the steel on an angle and the grinder pulled the steel shank along with the employee's finger into the grinding wheel. The employee sustained an amputation to the left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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