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Neenah Enterprises Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Neenah Enterprises Inc. in NEENAH, WISCONSIN
Employer Neenah Enterprises Inc. Report ID 2022031887
Address 2121 Brooks Ave City, State ZIP NEENAH, WISCONSIN 54956
Event Date March 1, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary Source Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331511 Inspection # 1581938
GPS Coordinates 44.16000, -88.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a come-a-long to adjust steel plates in the tumble blasting machine. When the employee released the pressure on the come-a-long, their left thumb was caught between a steel plate and the edge of the machine. The thumb tip was partially amputated.

Incident Summary

On March 1, 2022, a worker at Neenah Enterprises Inc. in NEENAH, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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