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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025088263 · 8/19/2025 · Mercury Marine

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 or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Transmissions, gears
Secondary source
Drills, braces, drivers

Employer

Name
Mercury Marine
Location
N7480 County Road UU, FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN, 54937
NAICS
336310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assembling the gearbox of a lower unit (of a boat motor). They used a handheld electric drill to power the lower unit's gears and inspect the assembly. A gear was out of tolerance, so the employee placed sandpaper in the gearbox to remove any burrs or other material. The employee activated the drill and their left middle finger contacted a nip point between the gears in the unit, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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