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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025032151 · 3/6/2025 · La Crosse Milling Company

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
Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Cleaning handtools n.e.c.

Employer

Name
La Crosse Milling Company
Location
105 State Highway 35, COCHRANE, WISCONSIN, 54622
NAICS
311211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On March 6, 2025, a maintenance technician was lubricating a live chain on a shaker used for cleaning oat hulls. Upon wiping off excess grease using a rag, the rag got caught in the sprocket and the employee's right hand was pulled into the in-going nip-point where the chain and sprocket met, resulting in amputation injuries to the second and third fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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