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Norlen, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Norlen, Inc. in SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN
Employer Norlen, Inc. Report ID 2018065501
Address 900 Grossman Dr. City, State ZIP SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN 54476
Event Date June 5, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Brake presses
Industry (NAICS) 332323 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.92000, -89.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a press brake. The employee placed the part into the brake press opening to the backstop and actuated the ram lowering it onto the part. The employee's left hand then slipped forward off the edge of the part and up against the front of the punch where two fingers were pinched between the part being folded upward and the upper die surface. The fingertips were amputated and surgically reattached.

Incident Summary

On June 5, 2018, a worker at Norlen, Inc. in SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with brake presses identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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