Amputations

Name: Amputations at Calumet Diversified Meats Inc.
Start: 5/9/2023

1 amputation · 2023054156 · 5/9/2023 · Calumet Diversified Meats Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: Calumet Diversified Meats Inc.
Location: 10000 80th Avenue, PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN, 53158
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee opened the door to a cutting machine in order to load more meat into the machine. The employee noticed a piece of meat stuck in the machine and went to clear it when the machine blade contacted their left middle finger. The finger was amputated at the first joint.

Source

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