Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Preco, LLC
Start: 2/29/2024

1 amputation · 2024021847 · 2/29/2024 · Preco, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Welding machinery
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Preco, LLC
Location: 500 Laser Drive, SOMERSET, WISCONSIN, 54025
NAICS: 333999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a CNC laser welding machine when their left ring fingertip was crushed between a part in the machine and a ram moving toward the machine to support the part. This resulted in surgical amputation of the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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