Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Name: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at Lakeside Foods, Inc.
Start: 10/28/2024

1 amputation · 20241010002 · 10/28/2024 · Lakeside Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Food slicers
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Lakeside Foods, Inc.
Location: 660 High Street, NEW RICHMOND, WISCONSIN, 54017
NAICS: 311421
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 28, 2024, an employee noticed a large carrot in a cutter bowl was not feeding into the slots on a carrot processing line. He went to remove the large carrot and his left middle finger contacted the cutter blades, resulting in amputation of the fingertip pad.

Source

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