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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024109396 · 10/8/2024 · Hunter Douglas Fabrication Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Hunter Douglas Fabrication Company
Location
5710 Technology Circle, APPLETON, WISCONSIN, 54914
NAICS
313240
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On October 8, 2024, an employee was removing fabric fuzz from a hold-down plate using tweezers when their right index finger was was caught in a pinch point. The employee was hospitalized and their right index fingertip was amputated below the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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