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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022076644 · 7/28/2022 · Wells

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Entangled in other object or equipment
Source
Wire, cables-nonelectrical

Employer

Name
Wells
Location
111 North Jackson Street, VALDERS, WISCONSIN, 54245
NAICS
327390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was handling tangled steel cable. The cable suddenly twisted and the employee's left thumb was entangled in the cable, instantly amputating their index finger to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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