Johnson Controls Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Johnson Controls Inc. in MARINETTE, WISCONSIN
Employer Johnson Controls Inc. Report ID 20181112098
Address 1 Stanton St. City, State ZIP MARINETTE, WISCONSIN 54143
Event Date November 26, 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 Welding machinery
Industry (NAICS) 922160 Inspection # 1362396
GPS Coordinates 45.09000, -87.61000

Incident Narrative

At 12:05 p.m. on November 26, 2018, an employee was trying to unjam the sheet metal feeder on a seam welder. The pneumatic pressure pushed the sheet metal against the employee, causing an amputation to part of the left thumb.

Incident Summary

On November 26, 2018, a worker at Johnson Controls Inc. in MARINETTE, 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 welding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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