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Western Container Corporation

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Western Container Corporation in BELOIT, WISCONSIN
Employer Western Container Corporation Report ID 2017076541
Address 1100 Inman Pkwy City, State ZIP BELOIT, WISCONSIN 53511
Event Date July 14, 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 Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322219 Inspection # 1247862
GPS Coordinates 42.55000, -89.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was making adjustments on a V pusher when the machine s V flap came up and caught the employee s left ring fingertip, amputating the finger pad.

Incident Summary

On July 14, 2017, a worker at Western Container Corporation in BELOIT, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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