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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022054569 · 5/26/2022 · Wausau Tile Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source
Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name
Wausau Tile Inc.
Location
9001 Business Hwy 51, ROTHSCHILD, WISCONSIN, 54474
NAICS
327390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

In a precast concrete production building, an employee was handling a fiberglass mold used to cast a concrete double waste container. The mold was cured and ready to be popped/separated. As part of this process, the employee covered the holes inside the mold to prevent air from escaping. Air was then pushed into the mold to release it from the product. When the mold let go from the casted product, it amputated both of the employee's index fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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