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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025087908 · 8/11/2025 · Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co., 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
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Other metal, wood, and special material machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Clamps, couplings

Employer

Name
Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co., Inc.
Location
1323 S. 11th Ave., WAUSAU, WISCONSIN, 54401
NAICS
321911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 11, 2025, an employee was operating a clamping machine that used two pneumatic cylinders to clamp boards together for gluing. While he was positioning a board, the control was activated and the clamp on one side of the machine closed. A fingertip on his right hand was caught between the clamp and the board. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (involving a torn fingernail and surrounding skin) as well as a fracture to the last joint of the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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