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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021021005 · 2/4/2021 · Roskom Meats, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
Roskom Meats, LLC
Location
W803 County Road S, KAUKAUNA, WISCONSIN, 54130
NAICS
311612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on top of a meat stuffer pushing ground meat through the funnel into plastic tubing when the machine was turned on causing the plastic turbine to contact the employee's right hand and amputated two fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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