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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20241211640 · 12/17/2024 · GWS Tool Intermediate Holdings, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Grinders, abraders
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
GWS Tool Intermediate Holdings, LLC
Location
N94 W14530 Garwin Mace Dr., MENOMONEE FALLS, WISCONSIN, 53051
NAICS
333318
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a machine to dress a grinding wheel when his hand was pulled into the machine, and the wheel caused an amputation to his left thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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