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Universal Recycling Technologies, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Universal Recycling Technologies, LLC in JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
Employer Universal Recycling Technologies, LLC Report ID 2017109657
Address 2535 Beloit Avenue City, State ZIP JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN 53546
Event Date October 9, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 423930 Inspection # 1270611
GPS Coordinates 42.64000, -89.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was making adjustments to a prototype machine when his glove was caught in the rollers, pulling his right hand into the roller mechanism and amputating four fingers.

Incident Summary

On October 9, 2017, a worker at Universal Recycling Technologies, LLC in JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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