Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Grede LLC
Start: 1/17/2024

1 amputation · 2024010493 · 1/17/2024 · Grede LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Toes(s), toenail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source: Stamping machinery, presses except printing
Secondary source: Hydraulic and pressurized hoses, lines

Employer

Name: Grede LLC
Location: 700 Ash Street, REEDSBURG, WISCONSIN, 53959
NAICS: 331512
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a leaking hydraulic hose on an H-press. When the hydraulic hose was removed, the ram dropped and crushed the employee's small right toe, amputating it. The machine was locked out at the time.

Source

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