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Plastic Ingenuity, Inc.

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — MAZOMANIE, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Plastic Ingenuity, Inc. in MAZOMANIE, WISCONSIN
Employer Plastic Ingenuity, Inc. Report ID 2023010380
Address 20 Industrial Drive City, State ZIP MAZOMANIE, WISCONSIN 53560
Event Date January 12, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.17000, -89.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to change out a die on a machine using a tool lifter with gusset attachments. The die slid and the employee's right ring finger was pinched between the die and the lifting device, resulting in amputation at the second knuckle.

Incident Summary

On January 12, 2023, a worker at Plastic Ingenuity, Inc. in MAZOMANIE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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