Charter Steel Company
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — SAUKVILLE, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Charter Steel Company | Report ID | 2025066273 |
| Address | 1658 Cold Springs Road | City, State ZIP | SAUKVILLE, WISCONSIN 53080 |
| Event Date | June 30, 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 | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 331111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.40000, -87.94000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On June 30, 2025, at about 8:45 p.m., an employee started a new coil on a draw machine. While operating the machine, a steel ring fell from the top of the coil and became tangled on the base of the payoff s coil upender. To untangle the ring, the employee grabbed the ring with both hands and their right hand was pinched between the ring and the base of the coil upender, resulting in a partial amputation of the right little fingertip and lacerations to the right middle finger.
Incident Summary
On June 30, 2025, a worker at Charter Steel Company in SAUKVILLE, 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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