Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc.
Start: 5/20/2025

1 amputation · 2025054751 · 5/20/2025 · Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thumb(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Fans, blowers wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
Secondary source: Other handtools n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc.
Location: 617 S D Street, MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS, 61462
NAICS: 311111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On May 20, 2025, an employee was in a one-person aerial lift to take an environmental swab near an exhaust fan mounted in an exterior wall approximately 15 feet high. As they were taking the sample, the swab was pulled into the fan along with the employee's right hand, resulting in amputations of the thumb and the index and middle fingers.

Source

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