Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Apogee Wausau Group
Start: 3/29/2024

1 amputation · 2024032805 · 3/29/2024 · Apogee Wausau Group

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 or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source: Scrap metal
Secondary source: Guardrails, road dividers or barriers

Employer

Name: Apogee Wausau Group
Location: 7500 Stewart Avenue, WAUSAU, WISCONSIN, 54401
NAICS: 332321
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On March 29, 2024, two employees were carrying scrap aluminum to discard when they lifted it over a guardrail and the load shifted. This pinched the injured employee's right index fingertip between the metal and the guardrail, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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