Eaton's Cooper Power System
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations involving bone loss — SOUTH MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Eaton's Cooper Power System | Report ID | 2024010064 |
| Address | 2800 9th Avenue | City, State ZIP | SOUTH MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53172 |
| Event Date | January 3, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Bending, crimping machinery |
| Secondary Source | Other source, secondary source n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 335999 | Inspection # | 1719943 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.90000, -87.86000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a pneumatic benchtop-mounted crimper to crimp a terminal onto a wire. As the employee held the wire with their right hand, the crimper actuated and caught their right index fingertip in its jaws. The employee suffered an amputation to the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On January 3, 2024, a worker at Eaton's Cooper Power System in SOUTH MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations involving bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with bending, crimping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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