Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at L.E. Phillips Career Development Center, Inc., 1515 Ball Street, EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN 54703
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On July 8, 2016, at 1:30 p.m., an employee was operating a table saw to rip pieces of wood when the employee's left thumb contacted the blade and was amputated.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
An employee was taking off screws from a large picture frame using a battery-powered drill with a screwdriver bit. They suffered a finger amputation due to the picture hanging wire attached to the picture frame.
An employee was sweeping the parking lot when they stepped backward, tripped, and fell. The employee suffered a fractured left hip and was hospitalized.
On July 1, 2025, an employee was walking toward the register when she slipped on a hanger and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left femur and required surgery.
The injured employee was assisting five other employees with bracing a wall panel that was being stood up. Another employee slipped on frost on the floor surface. The employees went to evacuate the area in anticipation of the wall panel falling over. The injured employee went to jump through a window opening within the wall panel and their lower half was crushed by the falling wall panel. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.
An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
A production sanitation employee was pre-rinsing an incline conveyor and noticed cheese stuck between the belt idler. The employee went to remove the cheese and their glove got caught and pulled their left forearm into the conveyor. The employee's arm was fractured. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
An employee was on a ladder, taking measurements for a new gutter installation. The ladder slipped out from under him and both he and the ladder fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with seven broken ribs and a broken clavicle.
An employee was unloading a truck for a delivery job. While moving boxes in the truck, the employee tripped over a pallet and fell out of the truck to the ground, resulting in four broken ribs.