KOHLER, WISCONSIN—
KOHLER CO.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at KOHLER CO., 444 Highland Dr., KOHLER, WISCONSIN 53044 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On July 22, 2016, at approximately 4:57 a.m., an employee was attempting to clean a jammed chute when a gate closed and pinched his finger(s) resulting in an amputation to his right index finger just past the first knuckle.
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