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Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 1)

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — WAUPACA, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 1) in WAUPACA, WISCONSIN
Employer Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 1) Report ID 2021119458
Address 406 N. Division St. City, State ZIP WAUPACA, WISCONSIN 54981
Event Date November 2, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Parts and materials, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331511 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.36000, -89.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was offloading casted parts from a grinding line. The employee went to flip one part over when the next part made contact with his right ring finger, resulting in an amputation of the distal end of the finger.

Incident Summary

On November 2, 2021, a worker at Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 1) in WAUPACA, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with parts and materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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