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North American Pipe Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at North American Pipe Corporation in JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
Employer North American Pipe Corporation Report ID 2015010020
Address 210 South Arch Street City, State ZIP JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN 53545
Event Date January 1, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326122 Inspection # 1016344
GPS Coordinates 42.67000, -89.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee working on the Line 6 Auto-Beller reached into the machine to unjam two pipes and got his hand crushed, fracturing three left-hand fingers.

Incident Summary

On January 1, 2015, a worker at North American Pipe Corporation in JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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