Bell and Howell, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — MADISON, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Bell and Howell, LLC | Report ID | 2024021111 |
| Address | 5042 Tradewinds Parkway | City, State ZIP | MADISON, WISCONSIN 53718 |
| Event Date | February 5, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Mailing and metering equipment |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 333318 | Inspection # | 1727173 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.04000, -89.29000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a drive belt on a mail processing machine. When the employee tried to cycle the machine by hand, it started up. The employee's left hand came into contact with the belt, which pulled the employee's fingers into the belt and pulley. The employee suffered an amputation to the left little fingertip (diagonally across the nail), as well as lacerations to three other fingers that required stitches.
Incident Summary
On February 5, 2024, a worker at Bell and Howell, LLC in MADISON, WISCONSIN suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with mailing and metering equipment identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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