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Dutchland Plastics LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — OOSTBURG, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Dutchland Plastics LLC in OOSTBURG, WISCONSIN
Employer Dutchland Plastics LLC Report ID 2022043277
Address 54 Enterprise Court City, State ZIP OOSTBURG, WISCONSIN 53070
Event Date April 14, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cranes, unspecified
Secondary Source Dies, molds, patterns
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.61000, -87.77000

Incident Narrative

On April 14, 2022, a three-person team was working to remove the top and bottom molds from a casting. As one employee was trying to open the clamp holding the molds together, a second employee began to remove the top mold using a crane. The first employee's left ring finger was caught between the top mold and one of the clamps, causing a partial amputation to the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On April 14, 2022, a worker at Dutchland Plastics LLC in OOSTBURG, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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