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MetalTek International, Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at MetalTek International, Inc. in WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
Employer MetalTek International, Inc. Report ID 2017098646
Address 905 East St. Paul Avenue City, State ZIP WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN 53188
Event Date September 8, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Overhead hoists, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331513 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.01000, -88.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was flipping a part over using a hoist and a chain sling when his right pinky fingertip was caught and amputated between the part and the chain sling.

Incident Summary

On September 8, 2017, a worker at MetalTek International, Inc. in WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with overhead hoists, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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