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The Olds Products Company of Illinois

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at The Olds Products Company of Illinois in PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN
Employer The Olds Products Company of Illinois Report ID 2017065493
Address 10700 88th Ave City, State ZIP PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN 53158
Event Date June 15, 2017 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 Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311991 Inspection # 1241571
GPS Coordinates 42.51000, -87.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was manually turning the belts on a faulty cracking mill when it suddenly turned on and amputated one of his fingertips. The mill machine was not locked out at the time.

Incident Summary

On June 15, 2017, a worker at The Olds Products Company of Illinois in PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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