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Lapham-Hickey Steel

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Lapham-Hickey Steel in OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN
Employer Lapham-Hickey Steel Report ID 2015129863
Address 2585 W. 20th Ave. City, State ZIP OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN 54904
Event Date December 23, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.99000, -88.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading pallets onto a truck. The pallet hooks shifted and pinched the employee's finger between the pallet and the hook resulting in a partial amputation of the right middle fingertip.

Incident Summary

On December 23, 2015, a worker at Lapham-Hickey Steel in OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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