JORGENSEN CONVEYORS, INC.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — MEQUON, WISCONSIN
| Employer | JORGENSEN CONVEYORS, INC. | Report ID | 20171111312 |
| Address | 10303 N. Baehr Rd. | City, State ZIP | MEQUON, WISCONSIN 53092 |
| 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 | 43.20000, -87.98000 | ||
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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