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Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co., Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — WAUSAU, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co., Inc. in WAUSAU, WISCONSIN
Employer Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co., Inc. Report ID 2020042953
Address 1323 S. 11th Ave. City, State ZIP WAUSAU, WISCONSIN 54401
Event Date April 1, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321911 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.94000, -89.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pushing a board into a wood moulder. The feed roller engaged and pinched his right index finger against the board. He suffered a partial amputation to the finger (without bone loss) and the nailbed.

Incident Summary

On April 1, 2020, a worker at Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co., Inc. in WAUSAU, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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