Amputations

Name: Amputations at Plastic Ingenuity, Inc.
Start: 1/12/2023

1 amputation · 2023010380 · 1/12/2023 · Plastic Ingenuity, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Plastic Ingenuity, Inc.
Location: 20 Industrial Drive, MAZOMANIE, WISCONSIN, 53560
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to change out a die on a machine using a tool lifter with gusset attachments. The die slid and the employee's right ring finger was pinched between the die and the lifting device, resulting in amputation at the second knuckle.

Source

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