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Limbwalkers Tree Service LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — WIND LAKE, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Limbwalkers Tree Service LLC in WIND LAKE, WISCONSIN
Employer Limbwalkers Tree Service LLC Report ID 2016054619
Address 6500 E Wind Lake Rd City, State ZIP WIND LAKE, WISCONSIN 53185
Event Date May 25, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Limbs, branches-unattached
Secondary Source Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Industry (NAICS) 541320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.79000, -88.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trimming trees when his left index finger was pinched and amputated between a fallen branch and the bucket of the bucket truck.

Incident Summary

On May 25, 2016, a worker at Limbwalkers Tree Service LLC in WIND LAKE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with limbs, branches-unattached identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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