Miller Electric Manufacturing, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — APPLETON, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Miller Electric Manufacturing, LLC | Report ID | 2022109091 |
| Address | 1200 S Perkins Street | City, State ZIP | APPLETON, WISCONSIN 54914 |
| Event Date | October 17, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Skids, pallets | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 333992 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.25000, -88.43000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a hoist to lower a welder onto a shipping pallet. The employee was lining up the pallet bolt holes with the welder base. A co-worker lowered the welder with the hoist controller and the employee's right index finger got caught between the welder and the shipping pallet, causing the employee to pull her finger out of the pinch point. The employee sustained an amputation to the right index finger.
Incident Summary
On October 17, 2022, a worker at Miller Electric Manufacturing, LLC in APPLETON, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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