Amputations

Name: Amputations at SAPUTO CHEESE USA, INC.
Start: 3/21/2016

1 amputation · 2016032425 · 3/21/2016 · SAPUTO CHEESE USA, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: SAPUTO CHEESE USA, INC.
Location: 1052 SIXTH ST., ALMENA, WISCONSIN, 54805
NAICS: 311513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 03-21-2016, an employee was cleaning the rotary valve section of a cheese de-weigher when the valve's rotating paddles amputated the employee's left-hand ring and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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