Amputations

Name: Amputations at The Combination Door Co.
Start: 9/15/2022

1 amputation · 2022098183 · 9/15/2022 · The Combination Door Co.

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, n.e.c.
Source: Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: The Combination Door Co.
Location: 1000 Morris Street, FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN, 54935
NAICS: 321911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was setting up a moulding machine when their right hand contacted the rotating cutting head of the bottom planer, resulting in amputations to their right ring and middle fingers. The machine was not locked out or de-energized for the setup tasks and was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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