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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022086872 · 8/4/2022 · Monogram Foods

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 regular operation
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Monogram Foods
Location
300 Moore Road, PLOVER, WISCONSIN, 54467
NAICS
311412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working at a heat bagger machine that puts food products into bags. While they were changing out the roll of film to create bags, the employee's left ring finger was caught in a pinch point on a belt and a pulley. The finger was medically amputated. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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