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AMERICAN EXCELSIOR COMPANY

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at AMERICAN EXCELSIOR COMPANY in RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN
Employer AMERICAN EXCELSIOR COMPANY Report ID 2017065675
Address 831 PIONEER AVE. City, State ZIP RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN 54868
Event Date June 21, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321999 Inspection # 1244998
GPS Coordinates 45.49000, -91.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing the blades on a machine and using a knee switch to hold open the pocket where the blades were located. The employee's knee slipped off the switch, allowing the blades to amputated the employee's right ring fingertip.

Incident Summary

On June 21, 2017, a worker at AMERICAN EXCELSIOR COMPANY in RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,279 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified injuries.

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