Prepolymer Products Inc
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Prepolymer Products Inc | Report ID | 2017021487 |
| Address | 2113 S. Nikolai Avenue | City, State ZIP | MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN 54449 |
| Event Date | February 15, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326150 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.64000, -90.13000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While closing two oven doors, an employee's fingers went through the door handles and were pinched between the doors, amputating two fingertips.
Incident Summary
On February 15, 2017, a worker at Prepolymer Products Inc in MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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