Continental Plastic Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — DELAVAN, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Continental Plastic Corporation | Report ID | 2022010555 |
| Address | 540 S. Second Street | City, State ZIP | DELAVAN, WISCONSIN 53115 |
| Event Date | January 19, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Handtools-power not determined, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | 1575103 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.62000, -88.64000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee noticed that plastic film was sticking to a die on a machine that cuts the film into boot shapes. The employee was using a tool to apply corn starch powder to the conveyor belt when the tool became lodged in an ingoing nip point. The nip point then caught the employee's right index finger and partially amputated the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On January 19, 2022, a worker at Continental Plastic Corporation in DELAVAN, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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