Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BUTLER, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation in BUTLER, WISCONSIN
Employer Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation Report ID 2015010377
Address 4700 N. 132nd Street City, State ZIP BUTLER, WISCONSIN 53007
Event Date January 12, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # 1017984
GPS Coordinates 43.10000, -88.07000

Incident Narrative

Worker operating a Formax machine sustained a finger amputation while attempting to clean out an overflow pan under the machine.

Incident Summary

On January 12, 2015, a worker at Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation in BUTLER, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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