The Vollrath Company LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN
| Employer | The Vollrath Company LLC | Report ID | 2022065316 |
| Address | 1236 N 18th Street | City, State ZIP | SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN 53081 |
| Event Date | June 18, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Sheet metal | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332214 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.75000, -87.73000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was trying to put a piece of solid metal tooling into a rack. As the employee was sliding the tooling onto a skid, it started to fall and pinched the employee's left middle finger against a forklift tine. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the fingertip, as well as fractures to two fingers.
Incident Summary
On June 18, 2022, a worker at The Vollrath Company LLC in SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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