OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN—
BEMIS CO., INC., SPECIALTY FILMS
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at BEMIS CO., INC., SPECIALTY FILMS, 2450 BADGER AVE., OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN 54903 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was kneeling on the floor and raising a hoist with a roller, using the pendant to change a roller at the bottom of a press. The employee's left hand was on top of the hoist rail when he raised the hoist using a pendant, and his left pinky finger was pinched between the hoist rail and the machine's frame, amputating the fingertip.
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