Advanced Fiber Products, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Advanced Fiber Products, Inc. | Report ID | 2021108987 |
| Address | 2970 Luoyang Avenue | City, State ZIP | LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN 54601 |
| Event Date | October 19, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | 1560199 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.87000, -91.16000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was servicing a puller pack for a product line in a pultrusion area. The puller pack's hydraulic clamping cylinder clamped down on the employee's right hand. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the index finger. The puller pack was energized at the time.
Incident Summary
On October 19, 2021, a worker at Advanced Fiber Products, Inc. in LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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