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Dirks Heating & Cooling, Inc.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Amputations — CUMBERLAND, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Dirks Heating & Cooling, Inc. in CUMBERLAND, WISCONSIN
Employer Dirks Heating & Cooling, Inc. Report ID 2021075739
Address 955 1ST AVENUE City, State ZIP CUMBERLAND, WISCONSIN 54829
Event Date July 13, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Drills-powered
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 45.52000, -92.01000

Incident Narrative

On July 13, 2021, an employee was drilling a hole for piping in a concrete wall using a core drill. The employee's gloves caught the shaft of the core drill causing a partial amputation to the left index finger and lacerations to the left middle and ring fingers.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2021, a worker at Dirks Heating & Cooling, Inc. in CUMBERLAND, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with drills-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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