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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024043444 · 4/19/2024 · BelGioioso Cheese, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Dairy and milk processing machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
BelGioioso Cheese, Inc.
Location
4056 Vine Road, FREEDOM, WISCONSIN, 54913
NAICS
311513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was observing a cheese process line. They attempted to remove some cheese build-up from the process line when their right middle finger got pinched in the product molder, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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