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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025054892 · 5/23/2025 · Applied Plastics Company, 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 during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Grinders, abraders
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Applied Plastics Company, Inc.
Location
7320 S 6th Street, OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN, 53154
NAICS
326122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was tightening screws inside a small grinding machine when the blade caused an amputation to his right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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