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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023087027 · 8/3/2023 · Boldt Construction

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Boldt Construction
Location
880 S. View Dr., MOSINEE, WISCONSIN, 54455
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was tracking a newly installed conveyor belt and observed loose fibers accumulating on the roller track. He went to clear the fibers away and his right index finger was caught in a nip point between the tail pulley and conveyor belt causing a partial fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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