Amputations

Name: Amputations at Aluma Cast Foundry, Inc.
Start: 10/19/2022

1 amputation · 2022109176 · 10/19/2022 · Aluma Cast Foundry, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral

Employer

Name: Aluma Cast Foundry, Inc.
Location: 3200 E Pershing Street, APPLETON, WISCONSIN, 54911
NAICS: 331524
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A temporary employee was utilizing a sand mixer when the machine became plugged up. The employee was clearing the jam, when the mixer moved causing amputation of the right ring fingertip and fractures and lacerations to the right middle finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown