Amputations

Name: Amputations at Berco of America, Inc.
Start: 11/1/2019

1 amputation · 20191111420 · 11/1/2019 · Berco of America, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Berco of America, Inc.
Location: W229 N1420 Westwood Dr., WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN, 53186
NAICS: 333120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a press machine. The employee was attempting to pull a pin out of the master bushing while the chain was moving forward when the employee's left hand was caught between the left/front pusher head and the pin being pushed out. As a result, the employee sustained an amputation to the left pinky finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown