Willert Home Products, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
| Employer | Willert Home Products, Inc. | Report ID | 2025043258 |
| Address | 4044 Park Avenue | City, State ZIP | SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63110 |
| Event Date | April 8, 2025 | 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 | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 339999 | Inspection # | 1818543 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.62000, -90.24000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning out a guide area where a continuous log of extruded toilet bowl cleaner was being cut into individual cakes. He had just cleared the blockage at the cutter's point of operation when the cutter rotated and struck his left index finger, resulting in a partial amputation through the bone. The machine was guarded at the time.
Incident Summary
On April 8, 2025, a worker at Willert Home Products, Inc. in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 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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