JORGENSEN CONVEYORS, INC.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Amputations - MEQUON, Wisconsin

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at JORGENSEN CONVEYORS, INC. in MEQUON, Wisconsin
Employer JORGENSEN CONVEYORS, INC.
Address 10303 N. Baehr Rd.
City, State ZIP MEQUON, Wisconsin 53092
Report ID 20171111312
Event Date November 28, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Amputations
Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Industry (NAICS) 333517
Inspection # 1279968
GPS Coordinates 43.21051, -87.98399

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Incident Narrative

An employee was dumping a trash hopper into a larger bin using a forklift and crushed three fingers on the right hand resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On November 28, 2017, a worker at JORGENSEN CONVEYORS, INC. in MEQUON, Wisconsin suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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