Transcat Inc.
Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) — Amputations involving bone loss — REEDSBURG, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Transcat Inc. | Report ID | 2024054379 |
| Address | 700 Ash Street | City, State ZIP | REEDSBURG, WISCONSIN 53959 |
| Event Date | May 18, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered |
| Secondary Source | Vehicle and machine front attachments | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 811219 | Inspection # | 1753297 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.52000, -89.99000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was calibrating a 100-ton transfer rail using a forklift attachment referred to as an evener which was a metal lifting device. The employee was holding the evener up so that another employee could slide the forklift tines under the evener bar and lift the calibration blocks. During this process one of the forklift tines pinched the employee s right ring finger between the tine and the evener bar resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On May 18, 2024, a worker at Transcat Inc. in REEDSBURG, WISCONSIN suffered amputations involving bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as compressed between running equipment and other object(s), with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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