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Vollrath Company, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Vollrath Company, LLC in SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN
Employer Vollrath Company, LLC Report ID 2016010151
Address 1236 N. 18th St. City, State ZIP SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN 53081
Event Date January 7, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Metalworking lathes
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 333318 Inspection # 1117583
GPS Coordinates 43.75000, -87.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee's glove got caught in a metal lathe, amputating the index, middle, ring, and pinky fingers of the right hand.

Incident Summary

On January 7, 2016, a worker at Vollrath Company, LLC in SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metalworking lathes identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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