Amputations

Name: Amputations at Appleton Grp Foundry
Start: 11/16/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20231110564 · 11/16/2023 · Appleton Grp Foundry

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Scrap metal
Secondary source: Chutes

Employer

Name: Appleton Grp Foundry
Location: 2105 Fifth Avenue, SOUTH MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53172
NAICS: 331511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was picking up scrap material from the floor under a metal scrap chute when a piece of scrap fell down the chute. The employee's right little finger was crushed, resulting in surgical amputation at the second joint.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown