Wilson Trailer Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Wilson Trailer Company | Report ID | 20161211846 |
| Address | 3602 Broadway Avenue | City, State ZIP | YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 57078 |
| Event Date | December 21, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336214 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.88000, -97.40000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was trying to manually fit a side panel for a livestock trailer when his finger was pinched between the side panel sheets causing a 1 cm amputation of the employee's left middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On December 21, 2016, a worker at Wilson Trailer Company in YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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