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QPS Employment Group, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at QPS Employment Group, Inc. in WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN
Employer QPS Employment Group, Inc. Report ID 2018010246
Address Generac, 757 North Newcomb Street City, State ZIP WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN 53190
Event Date January 9, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 561320 Inspection # 1286954
GPS Coordinates 42.84000, -88.71000

Incident Narrative

A temporary employee was attempting to reach wires behind a conveyor when she tripped the conveyor's automatic start. The conveyor then pulled her glove into the conveyor and amputated her left middle finger.

Incident Summary

On January 9, 2018, a worker at QPS Employment Group, Inc. in WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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