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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022119614 · 11/2/2022 · Schreiber Foods, Inc.

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
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Schreiber Foods, Inc.
Location
807 Pleasant Valley Road, WEST BEND, WISCONSIN, 53095
NAICS
311513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was wrapping a pallet on a rotating shrink wrapper. Upon grabbing the pallet, their thumb was pinched between the pallet and the machine, resulting in an amputation to the tip of the right thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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