OSHA investigators arrived in Manitowoc, WI on Wednesday, June 28th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Tramontina Us Cookware, Inc. which had occured on Thursday, June 22nd 2017. A 63 year old Millwright had been injured when the employee amputated fingertip in moving gear while oiling mac
Accident Date2017-06-22
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 2:30 a.m. on June 22, 2017, an employee was greasing and oiling the moving gears on some equipment by hand. The employee pinched his right index finger in a nip point and amputated his fingertip.