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H & R Scrap Metal Company Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at H & R Scrap Metal Company Inc. in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
Employer H & R Scrap Metal Company Inc. Report ID 2020077205
Address 900 W. Fond Du Lac Avenue City, State ZIP MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53225
Event Date July 31, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 333999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.12000, -88.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a wire stripping machine. The machine caught his glove and pulled in his hand. He suffered lacerations to his index and middle fingers and his thumb (which was split down the middle), as well as a broken bone.

Incident Summary

On July 31, 2020, a worker at H & R Scrap Metal Company Inc. in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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