Herbo International
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — KENOSHA, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Herbo International | Report ID | 2020088169 |
| Address | 11016 152nd Ave | City, State ZIP | KENOSHA, WISCONSIN 53142 |
| Event Date | August 28, 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 | Machinery, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 561910 | Inspection # | 1492032 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.51000, -87.99000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a hand vacuum to clean up tea powder around a machine. Her cleaning rag fell off the side of the machine into a coned-shape opening where bags of material were being cut. She tried grabbing her rag with her left hand, but the rag was caught and pulled by the machine. As she tried pulling the rag out, her left index fingertip was cut by the machine blades.
Incident Summary
On August 28, 2020, a worker at Herbo International in KENOSHA, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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