Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Beaver Holdings, Inc., 314 Industrial Blvd, SHELL LAKE, WISCONSIN 54871
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
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Final narrative
On June 3, 2024, at approximately 9:29 AM, an employee was using a rotating cutter on a wood shaper machine to cut rabbets in door panels. He was placing tape over some openings between the fence and the top cover to prevent wood dust from blowing out of the machine when his right middle finger contacted the cutter resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Boring, planing, milling machinery n.e.c.
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An employee was processing a board through the jointer to square off the board. The employee's hand slipped off of the board and went into the blade of the jointer, amputating the fingertip of the right middle finger.
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