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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024064837 · 6/2/2024 · Ahlstrom

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Rollers, calenders, dryers paper production
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Ahlstrom
Location
515 West Davenport Street, RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN, 54501
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was threading a portion of the rope system to pull paper through on a coater machine while training a new employee. The kite tail of the paper is fed through the snare/noose of the machine and the noose is tightened around the paper and knotted to pull the paper through. The injured employee was showing this procedure to the new employee when his right ring finger was caught in the noose and the rope was pulled. He sustained an amputation at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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