Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co., Inc., 838 South 16th Street, MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN 54220
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Thumb(s).
Final narrative
At 11:49 p.m. on July 11, 2024, an employee was sanding/grinding a circular aluminum casting on a belt sander/grinder. The casting slipped, and the employee's left thumb came in contact with the edge of the belt. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the thumb.
HospitalizedAmputation Thumb(s) Industrial surfacing and finishing machinery n.e.c.
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