RES Manufacturing Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at RES Manufacturing Company in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
Employer RES Manufacturing Company Report ID 2017087983
Address 7801 North 73rd Street City, State ZIP MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53223
Event Date August 18, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Punch presses
Industry (NAICS) 332116 Inspection # 1260668
GPS Coordinates 43.16000, -88.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was feeding a coil of steel into a mechanical punch press die when the press cycled and amputated the employee's left middle fingertip.

Incident Summary

On August 18, 2017, a worker at RES Manufacturing Company in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with punch presses identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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