Witmer Furniture, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — ABBOTSFORD, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Witmer Furniture, LLC | Report ID | 2025043609 |
| Address | 200 S 11th St | City, State ZIP | ABBOTSFORD, WISCONSIN 54405 |
| Event Date | April 17, 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 | Other metal, wood, and special material machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 337122 | Inspection # | 1820802 |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.94000, -90.30000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On April 17, 2025, at 3:20 p.m., an employee was cleaning a drawer machine by blowing down the machine with air. His left hand was struck by the rotary blade on the machine, resulting in amputation to the index fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time.
Incident Summary
On April 17, 2025, a worker at Witmer Furniture, LLC in ABBOTSFORD, 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 other metal, wood, and special material machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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