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Premier Products of Racine, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Premier Products of Racine, Inc. in RACINE, WISCONSIN
Employer Premier Products of Racine, Inc. Report ID 2016076613
Address 1220 Mound Avenue, Suite 104 City, State ZIP RACINE, WISCONSIN 53404
Event Date July 21, 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 maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Punch presses
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 332710 Inspection # 1165538
GPS Coordinates 42.72000, -87.79000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the material feeder into a mechanical punch press. The employee's glove got caught in a gear of the feeding machine. The finger was pulled into the gear crushing it. This resulted in the amputation of the right index finger at the first joint

Incident Summary

On July 21, 2016, a worker at Premier Products of Racine, Inc. in RACINE, 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 punch presses identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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