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Michels Rehabilitation, a division of Michels Trenchless, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Michels Rehabilitation, a division of Michels Trenchless, Inc. in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
Employer Michels Rehabilitation, a division of Michels Trenchless, Inc. Report ID 2022119652
Address 7th and West Scott St-Walkers Point City, State ZIP MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53204
Event Date November 3, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # 1633540
GPS Coordinates 43.01000, -87.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing a cooling fan on a truck. The fan blades started moving again and caught his left hand, amputating the middle fingertip and displacing and fracturing another fingertip.

Incident Summary

On November 3, 2022, a worker at Michels Rehabilitation, a division of Michels Trenchless, Inc. in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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