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Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — MADISON, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc. in MADISON, WISCONSIN
Employer Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc. Report ID 2021043471
Address 2334 Pennsylvania Avenue City, State ZIP MADISON, WISCONSIN 53704
Event Date April 27, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Grinders, abraders
Industry (NAICS) 331524 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.10000, -89.35000

Incident Narrative

On April 27, 2021, an employee was belt-grinding an aluminum casting when the casting's weight and momentum crushed the employee's left ring finger against a metal cart. The finger was severely lacerated and broken.

Incident Summary

On April 27, 2021, a worker at Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc. in MADISON, WISCONSIN suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with grinders, abraders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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