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Beaver Holdings, Inc.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — SHELL LAKE, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Beaver Holdings, Inc. in SHELL LAKE, WISCONSIN
Employer Beaver Holdings, Inc. Report ID 2024064843
Address 314 Industrial Blvd City, State ZIP SHELL LAKE, WISCONSIN 54871
Event Date June 3, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Boring, planing, milling machinery n.e.c.
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 321999 Inspection # 1752995
GPS Coordinates 45.73000, -91.92000

Incident Narrative

On June 3, 2024, at approximately 9:29 AM, an employee was using a rotating cutter on a wood shaper machine to cut rabbets in door panels. He was placing tape over some openings between the fence and the top cover to prevent wood dust from blowing out of the machine when his right middle finger contacted the cutter resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On June 3, 2024, a worker at Beaver Holdings, Inc. in SHELL LAKE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with boring, planing, milling machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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