Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Linetec, 7500 Stewart Ave., WAUSAU, WISCONSIN 54401
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee and a coworker were moving an aluminum extrusion weighing approximately 43 pounds when the coworker dropped his end. The employee's right middle finger was inside the extrusion at the time and suffered an avulsion that required surgical amputation.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Structural metal materials, unspecified