Amputations

Name: Amputations at GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY
Start: 5/4/2021

1 amputation · 2021053668 · 5/4/2021 · GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage

Employer

Name: GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY
Location: DAIRY ROAD, BROWNSVILLE, WISCONSIN, 53006
NAICS: 311513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Three employees were working with a forklift to lift a cheese mixer and transport it into a plant. One employee's left ring finger was pinched between the mixer and a forklift mast, causing a fracture and amputation to the fingertip.

Source

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