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Bremer Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Bremer Manufacturing Company, Inc. in ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN
Employer Bremer Manufacturing Company, Inc. Report ID 2022108891
Address W2002 CTY RD. Q City, State ZIP ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN 53020
Event Date October 10, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Drills-stationary
Industry (NAICS) 331524 Inspection # 1628986
GPS Coordinates 43.89000, -88.13000

Incident Narrative

A temporary employee was operating a drill press. They were drilling holes into a part when their cut-resistant gloves were caught in the drill bit. The employee's left ring finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On October 10, 2022, a worker at Bremer Manufacturing Company, Inc. in ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with drills-stationary identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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