Amputations

Name: Amputations at Sellars Absorbent Materials, Inc.
Start: 7/17/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023076353 · 7/17/2023 · Sellars Absorbent Materials, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Sellars Absorbent Materials, Inc.
Location: 6565 North 60th Street, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53223
NAICS: 322291
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was feeding paper into a machine with their right hand while standing on the base. The wheel to advance the paper was manually turned and the injured employee's right ring finger was pulled into the rollers. The tip of his right ring finger was pinched and amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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