Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at IMS Electrol Manufacturing
Start: 5/30/2024

1 amputation · 2024054733 · 5/30/2024 · IMS Electrol Manufacturing

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: Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back
Source: Stationary saws table
Secondary source: Wood building materials unspecified form

Employer

Name: IMS Electrol Manufacturing
Location: 16575 West Small Road, NEW BERLIN, WISCONSIN, 53151
NAICS: 335314
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a long piece of wood on a table saw in the maintenance shop. The wood kicked back, causing the employee's left hand to contact the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to their thumb tip.

Source

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