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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2025077274 · 7/25/2025 · Alliance Laundry Systems LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Welding machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Alliance Laundry Systems LLC
Location
221 Shepard Street, RIPON, WISCONSIN, 54971
NAICS
333312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing a copper ring on a press welder. The machine was actuated, and the employee's left thumb was pinched between its ring and its nipple. The thumb tip was amputated between the nail and the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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