Ingersoll Rand, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Ingersoll Rand, Inc. | Report ID | 2024087197 |
| Address | 1419 Illinois Avenue | City, State ZIP | SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN 53081 |
| Event Date | August 7, 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 | Casting machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 333912 | Inspection # | 1770343 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.74000, -87.72000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was setting up dies on a die casting machine. The machine's ram unexpectedly returned from the down position and caught the tip of the employee's right thumb against a pinch point in the shot sleeve. The employee suffered an open fracture/amputation to the thumb tip. The machine was not locked out at the time.
Incident Summary
On August 7, 2024, a worker at Ingersoll Rand, Inc. in SHEBOYGAN, 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 casting machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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