Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Wisconsin Spice, Inc.
Start: 8/14/2025

1 amputation · 2025088055 · 8/14/2025 · Wisconsin Spice, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Pumps except oil well
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Wisconsin Spice, Inc.
Location: 478 South Industrial Park Road, BERLIN, WISCONSIN, 54923
NAICS: 311941
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On August 14, 2025, an employee was priming a pump that was failing to pump mustard. The employee took a water hose and started water into the pump. The employee's finger slipped off the nozzle of the hose and came into contact with the pump's impellers, causing the employee to suffer an amputation to the right index finger at the first knuckle.

Source

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