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Piper Products

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Piper Products in WAUSAU, WISCONSIN
Employer Piper Products Report ID 2023021859
Address 300 S. 84th Ave City, State ZIP WAUSAU, WISCONSIN 54401
Event Date February 28, 2023 Outcome 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 Brake presses
Industry (NAICS) 333241 Inspection # 1655177
GPS Coordinates 44.95000, -89.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was forming parts on a brake press. The employee was recreating and bending a long piece of metal that was on the bottom die and resting on the mat on the floor. When the die came down, the piece of metal became caught on the mat. As he reached down to remove it from the mat, he lost his balance and his left hand went into the press that then cycled. The press was stuck in the down position, resulting in a crush injury to the employee's left hand that required medical amputation of the little and ring fingers.

Incident Summary

On February 28, 2023, a worker at Piper Products in WAUSAU, 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 brake presses identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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