Wisconsin Plastic Products, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — PLYMOUTH, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Wisconsin Plastic Products, Inc. | Report ID | 2024087288 |
| Address | 1045 Lindoerfer Rd | City, State ZIP | PLYMOUTH, WISCONSIN 53073 |
| Event Date | August 8, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Thumb(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Stationary sawing machinery stationary n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | 1768639 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.73000, -87.94000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a panel saw to cut cardboard for shipping containers when the blade became jammed on the cardboard. The employee was unjamming the saw when the blade contacted her left hand and she sustained a partial amputation to her thumb and two of her fingers were lacerated. The saw was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
Incident Summary
On August 8, 2024, a worker at Wisconsin Plastic Products, Inc. in PLYMOUTH, WISCONSIN suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with stationary sawing machinery stationary n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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