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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023021513 · 2/16/2023 · UW Provision Company 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
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name
UW Provision Company Inc.
Location
2315 Pleasant View Road, MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN, 53562
NAICS
445210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam from a machine that vacuum seals food products and amputated their left index finger. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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