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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022043634 · 4/27/2022 · Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified

Employer

Name
Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co., Inc.
Location
1323 S. 11th Ave., WAUSAU, WISCONSIN, 54401
NAICS
321911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a saw machine. The sawblade amputated the employee's right index finger between the third and fourth knuckles and lacerated the employee's right middle finger in the same place.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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