Teel Plastics, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BARABOO, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Teel Plastics, LLC | Report ID | 2023098393 |
| Address | 1060 Teel Court | City, State ZIP | BARABOO, WISCONSIN 53913 |
| Event Date | September 11, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.45000, -89.77000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee moved a portable vacuum system into place to collect dust from the cutting saw. Their hand was in the exhaust pipe of the vacuum system when their fingers were caught in the impeller.
Incident Summary
On September 11, 2023, a worker at Teel Plastics, LLC in BARABOO, WISCONSIN suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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