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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025032441 · 3/14/2025 · Waupaca Foundry, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 unspecified
Source
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name
Waupaca Foundry, Inc.
Location
406 N. Division St., WAUPACA, WISCONSIN, 54981
NAICS
331511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On March 14, 2025, in the top pick and sort area of the finishing department, an employee was sorting castings on an elevated work platform. They were working with a casting or piece of gating when their right little finger got pinched between the actuator plow and the casting or gating. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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