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The Masterson Company, Inc.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at The Masterson Company, Inc. in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
Employer The Masterson Company, Inc. Report ID 2024043244
Address 4023 West National Avenue City, State ZIP MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53215
Event Date April 14, 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 Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection # 1743314
GPS Coordinates 43.02000, -87.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working at a packaging machine when film that was traveling through the machine got jammed. The employee knelt on the floor and attempted to pull the film from the machine when the seal bars cycled shut and contacted his right index finger, resulting a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On April 14, 2024, a worker at The Masterson Company, Inc. in MILWAUKEE, 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 packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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