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Klement's Sausage Co., Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Klement's Sausage Co., Inc. in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
Employer Klement's Sausage Co., Inc. Report ID 2017087618
Address 207 E. Lincoln Ave. City, State ZIP MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53207
Event Date August 9, 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 Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.00000, -87.90000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a plastic wrap jam from a packaging machine when the guillotine blade came down and amputated the employee's left index fingertip. The machine was not guarded or locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On August 9, 2017, a worker at Klement's Sausage Co., Inc. in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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