Aarrowcast Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Amputations - SHAWANO, Wisconsin

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Aarrowcast Inc. in SHAWANO, Wisconsin
Employer Aarrowcast Inc.
Address 2900 E. Richmond Street
City, State ZIP SHAWANO, Wisconsin 54166
Report ID 2018088329
Event Date August 14, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Amputations
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source of Injury Elevators
Industry (NAICS) 331511
GPS Coordinates 44.77459, -88.57952

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Incident Narrative

An employee was unjamming a guide wheel in a flask elevator. When the guide wheel was unjammed, it moved and pinched the employee's finger, resulting in a right middle finger amputation below the fingernail. The flask elevator was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Incident Summary

On August 14, 2018, a worker at Aarrowcast Inc. in SHAWANO, Wisconsin suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with elevators identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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