KIEL, WISCONSIN—
Amerequip Corporation Plant 3
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Amerequip Corporation Plant 3, 1015 Calumet Avenue, KIEL, WISCONSIN 53042 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
On October 14, 2016, an employee had her finger in a pivot point on a backhoe assembly to determine if the two holes were aligned. The employee operated a hydraulic control that moved the pivot point and amputated her right index finger. The pivot point on the backhoe assembly was not guarded at the time of the incident.
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