WAUPACA, WISCONSIN—
Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 2,3)
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 2,3), 1955 Brunner Drive, WAUPACA, WISCONSIN 54981 on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was preparing to work on the brakes of an overhead crane when the brake shoes were removed on the static brake and the crane moved. The employee was caught between the crane trolley and the beam, suffering a spleen injury that required surgery.
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WAUPACA, WISCONSIN—
Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 2,3)
An employee was repositioning a chill adder so that the pig tubs behind it could be removed. The employee lost their balance and their finger was pinched between the chill adder and the pig tub, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 2,3)
An employee suffered a fingertip amputation when the hydraulics released and their finger was caught within a space between the bar of the magnet and the claw of the manipulator machine.
WAUPACA, WISCONSIN—
Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 2,3)
On October 17, 2017, an employee was polishing a part on a manual lathe with an emery cloth while wearing gloves. The emery cloth or glove became entangled in the lathe's rotating part, and the employee's right middle finger was partially amputated.
WAUPACA, WISCONSIN—
Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 2,3)
On July 13, 2017, an employee was moving a molding pattern from a staging rack to a plywood skid. The employee was lifting the pattern with a hoist when the bolt pulled out of the pattern. The pattern fell on the employee's lower legs. The employee suffered shin avulsions and a broken left leg.
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