Wilson Trailers

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Wilson Trailers in YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Wilson Trailers Report ID 2024075890
Address 3602 Broadway Street City, State ZIP YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 57078
Event Date July 1, 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 Stamping machinery, presses except printing
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 333111 Inspection # 1760184
GPS Coordinates 42.91000, -97.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a brake press. He was using an offset upper die to break a steel plate at 90 degrees when his left thumb was caught between the upper portion of the die and the part being bent. The employee sustained amputation of the thumb above the second knuckle.

Incident Summary

On July 1, 2024, a worker at Wilson Trailers in YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with stamping machinery, presses except printing identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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