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Ahlstrom-Munksjo

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Ahlstrom-Munksjo in RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN
Employer Ahlstrom-Munksjo Report ID 20231110837
Address 515 West Davenport Street City, State ZIP RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN 54501
Event Date November 27, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cabinets, cases-display, storage
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 45.63000, -89.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a valve body. As he was looking for a tool in a cabinet, the drawer closed on his finger, resulting in a right ring fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On November 27, 2023, a worker at Ahlstrom-Munksjo in RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cabinets, cases-display, storage identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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