Spartech
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — KOHLER, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Spartech | Report ID | 2017099366 |
| Address | 360 Rangeline Rd | City, State ZIP | KOHLER, WISCONSIN 53044 |
| Event Date | September 16, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325211 | Inspection # | 1271041 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.74000, -87.80000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On September 16, 2017, an employee was removing material from a die machine when his left hand was drawn into the rollers, crushing his left pinky, ring, and middle fingers and amputating his middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On September 16, 2017, a worker at Spartech in KOHLER, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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