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Nemak Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Nemak Corporation in SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN
Employer Nemak Corporation Report ID 2016087565
Address 4243 Gateway Drive City, State ZIP SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN 53081
Event Date August 12, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Casting machinery
Industry (NAICS) 331523 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.70000, -87.74000

Incident Narrative

As an employee was verifying that the air pressure on a die-cast machine was at the correct level, the valve actuated and amputated the employee's third right-hand distal phalange.

Incident Summary

On August 12, 2016, a worker at Nemak Corporation 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, n.e.c., with casting machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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