WB Manufacturing, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — THORP, WISCONSIN
| Employer | WB Manufacturing, LLC | Report ID | 2024054053 |
| Address | 507 East Grant Street | City, State ZIP | THORP, WISCONSIN 54771 |
| Event Date | May 8, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 | Banding, baling, strapping machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 337127 | Inspection # | 1748122 |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.96000, -90.79000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On May 8, 2024, at approximately 10:50 PM, an employee was using a compressed air gun to clean the single-sided edge banding machine and unjam it when the blade amputated her left middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On May 8, 2024, a worker at WB Manufacturing, LLC in THORP, 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 banding, baling, strapping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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