Sellars Absorbent Materials, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Sellars Absorbent Materials, Inc. | Report ID | 2017077110 |
| Address | 6540 North Industrial Road | City, State ZIP | MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53223 |
| Event Date | July 29, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Paper production machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322291 | Inspection # | 1244368 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.13000, -87.99000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While changing out a paper core on the DRC machine an employee's hand was caught in a running nip point resulting in an amputation on the right hand.
Incident Summary
On July 29, 2017, a worker at Sellars Absorbent Materials, Inc. in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with paper production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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