Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Franzen Graphics Inc

Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Franzen Graphics Inc in SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN
Employer Franzen Graphics Inc Report ID 2017054052
Address 5300 State Highway 42 City, State ZIP SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN 53083
Event Date May 3, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Secondary Source Jewelry, ID badge lanyards
Industry (NAICS) 323111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.80000, -87.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing a storage racking system searching for inventory. When he was descending the racking system, a portion of his right ring finger was caught on a pallet due to a ring on his finger. He lost his footing and his right ring fingertip was amputated at the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On May 3, 2017, a worker at Franzen Graphics Inc in SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c., with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 121 severe injury reports involving "Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. injuries.

See all reports for Franzen Graphics Inc.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Nov 11, 2015 Walsingham Construction, Inc. BRONX, NEW YORK Cuts, lacerations Hosp.
Jul 31, 2017 U.S. FOREST SERVICE, KLAMATH FALLS RD KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Nov 13, 2015 Land Care LLC HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA Amputations Amp.
Jul 7, 2018 Aero Fulfillment FAIRFIELD, OHIO Amputations Amp.
Feb 15, 2021 Texas Christian University FORT WORTH, TEXAS Dislocation of joints Hosp.
Apr 29, 2022 Berwick Glass & Mirror Inc COLUMBUS, OHIO Amputations Amp.
Sep 25, 2019 Walgreens Co. VIDALIA, GEORGIA Amputations Amp.
Apr 26, 2023 Ferguson Waterworks BOISE, IDAHO Amputations Amp.
Browse All Injury Reports