Scandia Plastics, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Scandia Plastics, LLC | Report ID | 2020065506 |
| Address | 3217 Paine Avenue | City, State ZIP | SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN 53081 |
| Event Date | June 12, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Presses, except printing, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | 1480084 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.72000, -87.74000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a press. The employee had used a ladder to reach a portion of the press when the press activated and caused a partial amputation to his left middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On June 12, 2020, a worker at Scandia Plastics, LLC in SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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
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