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SAMUEL, SON & CO. INC.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SAMUEL, SON & CO. INC. in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
Employer SAMUEL, SON & CO. INC. Report ID 20181010943
Address 445 W Oklahoma Ave City, State ZIP MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53207
Event Date October 23, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary Source Metal plates, metal panels
Industry (NAICS) 332710 Inspection # 1356261
GPS Coordinates 42.98000, -87.91000

Incident Narrative

A material handler was running an overhead crane from on top of a table, stacking one rip cut plate onto another to create a two-piece lift. As he approached the edge of the table, carrying one piece on the crane, the injured employee came up to the table and tried to help him line up the piece on the magnet with the piece that was on the table. The injured employee's hands were on top of the plate that was on the magnet. As the plate on the magnet was lowered onto the plate on the table, the employee's finger was pinched between the two plates, cutting off his right ring fingertip above the knuckle.

Incident Summary

On October 23, 2018, a worker at SAMUEL, SON & CO. INC. in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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