Prent Corporation
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries — JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Prent Corporation | Report ID | 2025043617 |
| Address | 2225 Kennedy Road | City, State ZIP | JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN 53545 |
| Event Date | April 18, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Cleaning handtools n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | 1819824 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.71000, -89.00000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a rag to wipe grease off a chain on a thermal forming machine. The rag caught on a sprocket and pulled the employee's left hand into a pinch point, resulting in a soft tissue avulsion of the little fingertip and fractures in the index and ringer fingers. The machine was in operation at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On April 18, 2025, a worker at Prent Corporation in JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN suffered multiple severe wounds and internal injuries to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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