Michels Corporation
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BROWNSVILLE, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Michels Corporation | Report ID | 2020088246 |
| Address | 817 W. Main Street | City, State ZIP | BROWNSVILLE, WISCONSIN 53006 |
| Event Date | August 31, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.61000, -88.49000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was manually unloading sections of counterweight pipe. Each pipe had swiveling D-rings mounted on the ends to be used for lifting the pipes with slings. The employee's finger got caught between a D-ring and a pipe resulting in a partial finger amputation.
Incident Summary
On August 31, 2020, a worker at Michels Corporation in BROWNSVILLE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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