Master Lock Company LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Master Lock Company LLC in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
Employer Master Lock Company LLC Report ID 2020076723
Address 2600 North 32nd Street City, State ZIP MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53210
Event Date July 17, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Shearing machines
Industry (NAICS) 332999 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 43.06000, -87.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was guiding a small piece of metal into a shear cutter when the blade partially amputated his left middle finger (no bone).

Incident Summary

On July 17, 2020, a worker at Master Lock Company LLC in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with shearing machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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