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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023109295 · 10/9/2023 · Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co., Inc.

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 regular operation
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co., Inc.
Location
838 S. 16th Street, MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN, 54220
NAICS
331529
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a knockout machine to finish aluminum castings. The machine was mounted in an A-frame. When the machine actuated, the employee's right middle fingertip was pinched and amputated between the hammer and the casting.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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