Amputations

Name: Amputations at MCCAIN FOODS USA, INC.
Start: 7/24/2018

1 amputation · 2018077506 · 7/24/2018 · MCCAIN FOODS 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: Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name: MCCAIN FOODS USA, INC.
Location: 100 W COLEMAN STREET, RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN, 54868
NAICS: 311412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a carton sealing machine when a box lid got hung up on the advancer conveyor and jammed. The employee reached over to correct the jam, and the employee's finger contacted the conveyor or rollers. The pad of the employee's left middle finger was amputated.

Source

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