Asyst Technologies LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — KENOSHA, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Asyst Technologies LLC | Report ID | 20191111936 |
| Address | 5811 99th St | City, State ZIP | KENOSHA, WISCONSIN 53142 |
| Event Date | November 16, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| 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 | Presses, except printing, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | 1447339 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.58000, -87.92000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A temporary employee from QPS Employment Group was working with another employee to set up a hydraulic press. The press would not cycle. While the second employee was away and the first employee was cleaning up the area around the press, the press activated and amputated the employee's finger.
Incident Summary
On November 16, 2019, a worker at Asyst Technologies LLC in KENOSHA, 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 presses, except printing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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