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Greenheck Fan Corporation - Facility 2

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Greenheck Fan Corporation - Facility 2 in SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN
Employer Greenheck Fan Corporation - Facility 2 Report ID 2023043730
Address 1111 Greenheck Drive City, State ZIP SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN 54476
Event Date April 26, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 333318 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.91000, -89.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee was running a cut-off machine that cuts metal for bird screens when a part would not come out of the machine. As the employee went to extricate the stuck part, the machine actuated and amputated the employee's fingertip.

Incident Summary

On April 26, 2023, a worker at Greenheck Fan Corporation - Facility 2 in SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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