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Saris Cycling Group

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Saris Cycling Group in FITCHBURG, WISCONSIN
Employer Saris Cycling Group Report ID 2016010765
Address 5253 Verona Road City, State ZIP FITCHBURG, WISCONSIN 53711
Event Date January 26, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Bending, crimping machines
Industry (NAICS) 336991 Inspection # 1123093
GPS Coordinates 43.01000, -89.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee placed a carbon steel tube into a hydraulic tube bender and was activating the bar clamps to hold the tube in place when the second clamp crushed and amputated three left-hand fingers.

Incident Summary

On January 26, 2016, a worker at Saris Cycling Group in FITCHBURG, 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 bending, crimping machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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