Struck by running powered equipment unspecified · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Deltco of Wisconsin, Inc., 601 Industrial Park Road, ASHLAND, WISCONSIN 54806
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
On March 3, 2025, two employees were working on a blender. The injured employee was removing contaminated pellets from the blender. Another employee went to elevate a tilter that was feeding the blender when the blender auger activated and crushed the injured employee's left leg. The employee's leg was medically amputated 4" - 6" below the knee. The machine was guarded at the time.
Amputation Lower leg(s) Other metal, wood, and special material machinery n.e.c.
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