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Plymouth Tube Company

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — EAST TROY, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Plymouth Tube Company in EAST TROY, WISCONSIN
Employer Plymouth Tube Company Report ID 2024109282
Address 2056 Young Street City, State ZIP EAST TROY, WISCONSIN 53120
Event Date October 4, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # 1781707
GPS Coordinates 42.78000, -88.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unjamming a die with a pry bar during a die change on a pointer machine. The machine cycled and the die crushed their left hand fingers. The employee sustained an amputation to their middle finger, a partial amputation to their ring finger, and a crushed index finger.

Incident Summary

On October 4, 2024, a worker at Plymouth Tube Company in EAST TROY, WISCONSIN suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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