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Amputations involving bone loss
1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024109147 · 10/1/2024 · Wenger Construction Inc
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- 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 irregular movement, kick back
- Source
- Saws except chainsaws
- Secondary source
- Secondary source not applicable
Employer
- Name
- Wenger Construction Inc
- Location
- 1164 East North Ave, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53212
- NAICS
- 238160
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was using a circular saw to cut a piece of batten. The saw jammed and kicked back, striking his left thumb and fully amputating it.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown