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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024053988 · 5/7/2024 · Dairyfood USA, 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
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Dairyfood USA, Inc.
Location
2819 County Road F, BLUE MOUNDS, WISCONSIN, 53517
NAICS
311513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing jammed lids from an automated rotary table cup machine when the lid actuator energized and pinched their thumb tip. They sustained an amputation to the thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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