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OSHA Injury Report: Thilmany Mill

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Thilmany Mill in 600 Thilmany Road, Kaukauna, WI 54130 resulted in days away from work. Employee was th Hand in paper Products.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Thilmany Mill
Parent company
Ahlstrom-Munksjo
Street
600 Thilmany Road
City
Kaukauna
State
WI
ZIP
54130
On-site location
14 on Machine pulper

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
97

Before the incident

Attempting to to get a paper slab into the on machine pulper

What happened

TM was using a long tool to help get a paper slab into the on machine pulper. During this process the tool started spinning and somehow the tip of the TM 's thumb got entangled with the handle of the tool.

Injury or illness

Amputation of Thumb Left Side

Object or substance involved

Tools Instruments and Equipment - Handtools - nonpowered

Summary line

Amputation of Thumb Left Side - Directly harmed by: Tools Instruments and Equipment - Handtools - nonpowered

Employee and industry

Job description
th Hand
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
322121 — Paper Products
NAICS vintage
2017
Avg employees
524
Total hours worked
1126742
EIN
208157633
Establishment ID
68417
Employer case #
FY23-00483

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:30:00.000
Time of incident
21:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
15FEB24:21:01:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.