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Beaver Holdings, Inc.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures — SHELL LAKE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Beaver Holdings, Inc. in SHELL LAKE, WISCONSIN
Employer Beaver Holdings, Inc. Report ID 2024021207
Address 314 Industrial Blvd City, State ZIP SHELL LAKE, WISCONSIN 54871
Event Date February 8, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures Body Part Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Boring, reaming, routing, notching machinery
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 321999 Inspection # 1728552
GPS Coordinates 45.73000, -91.92000

Incident Narrative

On February 8, 2024, at 6:40 a.m., an employee was operating a hinge boring machine when the back of his left gloved hand was caught by a rotating 35-mm bit, resulting in a circular puncture injury that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 8, 2024, a worker at Beaver Holdings, Inc. in SHELL LAKE, WISCONSIN suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the hand(s), finger(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with boring, reaming, routing, notching machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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