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US PACKAGING LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — EAST TROY, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at US PACKAGING LLC in EAST TROY, WISCONSIN
Employer US PACKAGING LLC Report ID 2015030404
Address 2735 E. Main St. City, State ZIP EAST TROY, WISCONSIN 53120
Event Date March 30, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # 1053186
GPS Coordinates 42.78000, -88.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee was injured when she reached into a Bartelt Machine that was being repaired by a maintenance technician. The employee did not notice the maintenance technician and went behind the machine to remove a pouch from it. The machine caught the tip of her glove and pulled her hand back, amputating a portion of her pinky. The maintenance technician was unaware of her presence.

Incident Summary

On March 30, 2015, a worker at US PACKAGING LLC in EAST TROY, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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