Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co., Inc.
Start: 7/11/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024076276 · 7/11/2024 · Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thumb(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
Source: Industrial surfacing and finishing machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co., Inc.
Location: 838 South 16th Street, MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN, 54220
NAICS: 331529
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At 11:49 p.m. on July 11, 2024, an employee was sanding/grinding a circular aluminum casting on a belt sander/grinder. The casting slipped, and the employee's left thumb came in contact with the edge of the belt. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the thumb.

Source

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