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Amputations

1 amputation · 20231211196 · 12/7/2023 · Holcim Solutions and Products - Waukesha

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Holcim Solutions and Products - Waukesha
Location
1245 Chapman Drive, WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN, 53186
NAICS
326150
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting thick floor tape with a chop saw. When the chop saw came down, the blade pulled the tape and the employee's thumb in, amputating his thumb at the nail bed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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