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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019033017 · 3/22/2019 · Briess Industries Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Briess Industries Inc
Location
37 South Columbia St, CHILTON, WISCONSIN, 53014
NAICS
311213
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee contacted the moving auger while cleaning it. The employee sustained three fractured fingers and tendon and nerve damage. The auger was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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