Automated Building Components, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Avulsions, enucleations — CHETEK, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Automated Building Components, Inc. | Report ID | 2022021422 |
| Address | 1111 8TH ST. | City, State ZIP | CHETEK, WISCONSIN 54728 |
| Event Date | February 14, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Avulsions, enucleations | Body Part | Thigh(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321214 | Inspection # | 1581578 |
| GPS Coordinates | 45.31000, -91.65000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On February 14, 2022, a truss assembly employee was laying out wood truss members when he noticed two trusses beginning to double-feed on the outfeed roller table for stacker no. 3. The employee went to the outside roller table, stepped between live/running rollers, and lifted the tail of truss #1 to hold it back and prevent it from feeding onto truss #2. At approximately 10:15 p.m., while holding back truss #1, an oncoming truss (truss #3) struck the employee in the back of the left thigh, resulting in an avulsion injury that required hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On February 14, 2022, a worker at Automated Building Components, Inc. in CHETEK, WISCONSIN suffered avulsions, enucleations to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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