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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024076931 · 7/31/2024 · Novolex Shields, LLC

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
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Cleaning machinery, appliances n.e.c.
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Novolex Shields, LLC
Location
3100 East Richmond Street, SHAWANO, WISCONSIN, 54166
NAICS
326112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was working on a dust collector at the chute when the equipment cycled and his right-hand fingers were caught by the paddlewheel. The employee's index and middle fingers were amputated at the first knuckle and the ring and little fingers were amputated at the second knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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