Vorteq Coil Finishers, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — OCONOMOWOC, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Vorteq Coil Finishers, LLC | Report ID | 2024065819 |
| Address | 930 Armour Rd | City, State ZIP | OCONOMOWOC, WISCONSIN 53066 |
| Event Date | June 28, 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 | Painting, priming, metal coating machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332812 | Inspection # | 1759608 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.10000, -88.48000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was manually cleaning coater rolls when his right hand was pulled into the nip point. The employee sustained a degloving injury that resulted in surgical amputation of two fingertips.
Incident Summary
On June 28, 2024, a worker at Vorteq Coil Finishers, LLC in OCONOMOWOC, 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 painting, priming, metal coating machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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