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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023043007 · 4/5/2023 · Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 2,3)

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
Source
Nonclassifiable
Secondary source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 2,3)
Location
1955 Brunner Drive, WAUPACA, WISCONSIN, 54981
NAICS
331511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repositioning a chill adder so that the pig tubs behind it could be removed. The employee lost their balance and their finger was pinched between the chill adder and the pig tub, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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