Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — ARCADIA, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. | Report ID | 20161211995 |
| Address | One Ashley Way | City, State ZIP | ARCADIA, WISCONSIN 54612 |
| Event Date | December 29, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 337121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.36000, -91.33000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On December 29, 2016, an employee was a clearing a jam on the in-feed conveyor of a double-end foiler machine when the employee's right ring finger was pinched and lacerated in a pinch point between the feedstock material and the framework of the conveyor's emergency stop paddle. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On December 29, 2016, a worker at Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. in ARCADIA, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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