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Aacer Acquisition, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Aacer Acquisition, LLC in PESHTIGO, WISCONSIN
Employer Aacer Acquisition, LLC Report ID 2017043518
Address 970 Ogden Rd. City, State ZIP PESHTIGO, WISCONSIN 54157
Event Date April 18, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321918 Inspection # 1230133
GPS Coordinates 45.06000, -87.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning wood pieces out of a chop saw and suffered a partial amputation of the left index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On April 18, 2017, a worker at Aacer Acquisition, LLC in PESHTIGO, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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