Baker Manufacturing Company, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Baker Manufacturing Company, LLC in EVANSVILLE, WISCONSIN
Employer Baker Manufacturing Company, LLC Report ID 2024065415
Address 133 Enterprise Street City, State ZIP EVANSVILLE, WISCONSIN 53536
Event Date June 18, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Thumb(s)
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Grinders, abraders
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 331513 Inspection # 1758266
GPS Coordinates 42.77000, -89.29000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a grinding wheel to round the sharp edges of a 3/8-inch steel plate when their right thumb was pulled between the wheel and its rest, resulting in a partial amputation.

Incident Summary

On June 18, 2024, a worker at Baker Manufacturing Company, LLC in EVANSVILLE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with grinders, abraders identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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