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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023021612 · 2/20/2023 · Patz Pallet Service a Division of MPD Pallet Acquisition Co. LLC

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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Stacking machinery

Employer

Name
Patz Pallet Service a Division of MPD Pallet Acquisition Co. LLC
Location
N4158 19th Rd., POUND, WISCONSIN, 54161
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on the unscrambler for the notcher when a board became stuck. The employee's finger then became caught between the board the unscrambler, causing a partial amputation to the right middle finger. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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