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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022053764 · 5/2/2022 · IPMF LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Meat grinders

Employer

Name
IPMF LLC
Location
100 Innovation Dr, JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, 53546
NAICS
311422
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had been loading frozen blocks of salmon chum into a meat grinder. A block jammed in the top infeed of the grinder. The employee turned off the machine and went to unjam the grinder. The auger was still rotating and amputated the employee's left little and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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