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ProAmpac, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — NEENAH, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at ProAmpac, LLC in NEENAH, WISCONSIN
Employer ProAmpac, LLC Report ID 20180910069
Address 1055 Winchester Rd City, State ZIP NEENAH, WISCONSIN 54956
Event Date September 29, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 323112 Inspection # 1351824
GPS Coordinates 44.19000, -88.48000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning out the inside of a bin indicator when his left hand contacted a rotary valve, resulting in the partial amputation of his index and middle fingers.

Incident Summary

On September 29, 2018, a worker at ProAmpac, LLC in NEENAH, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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