American Custom Metal Fabricating, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at American Custom Metal Fabricating, Inc. in GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN
Employer American Custom Metal Fabricating, Inc. Report ID 20171111211
Address 2612 S. Broadway St. City, State ZIP GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN 54303
Event Date November 22, 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 Boring, routing, notching machines
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 44.47000, -88.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was grinding the corners off of a part using a router table. The employee's left hand slipped off the part and into the machine's blades resulting in amputation of the left index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On November 22, 2017, a worker at American Custom Metal Fabricating, Inc. in GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with boring, routing, notching machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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