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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023098662 · 9/19/2023 · Applied Plastics Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified

Employer

Name
Applied Plastics Company, Inc.
Location
7320 S. 6th, OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN, 53154
NAICS
326122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an electric saw to cut product and observed something stuck in the saw. As the employee was clearing the item, the saw activated and amputated two fingertips from their right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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