The Binding Edge, Inc.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — NEENAH, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at The Binding Edge, Inc. in NEENAH, WISCONSIN
Employer The Binding Edge, Inc. Report ID 2025021314
Address 883 Blair Avenue City, State ZIP NEENAH, WISCONSIN 54956
Event Date February 10, 2025 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 Bindery machinery
Secondary Source Drives, belts, chains
Industry (NAICS) 323120 Inspection # 1804935
GPS Coordinates 44.19000, -88.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting up a book-binding machine. She was correcting a problem in the machine when she suffered a partial amputation to the left index fingertip, caused by a belt and gear.

Incident Summary

On February 10, 2025, a worker at The Binding Edge, Inc. in NEENAH, 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 bindery machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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