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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022054368 · 5/19/2022 · Patz Pallet Service a Division of MPD Pallet Acquisition Co. LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Patz Pallet Service a Division of MPD Pallet Acquisition Co. LLC
Location
N4158 19th Rd., POUND, WISCONSIN, 54161
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On May 19, 2022, while two employees were clearing a jam on a rip saw, the roller came down and released the board. An employee's right middle finger was pinched between the board and the equipment, resulting in an amputation before the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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