EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN—
MIDWEST MANUFACTURING
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at MIDWEST MANUFACTURING, 5240 KANE ROAD, EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN 54703 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On 3/6/15 at 4:30 p.m., an employee was trying to move a co-extruder towards the extrusion line to get it back on the extrusion line track. The employee used a pry bar to move the machine forward, while a second employee tried to loosen the wheel. The second employee's right index finger got caught between the pry bar and the machine track.
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