Riverside Foods, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Riverside Foods, Inc. in TWO RIVERS, WISCONSIN
Employer Riverside Foods, Inc. Report ID 2015074855
Address 2520 Wilson St. City, State ZIP TWO RIVERS, WISCONSIN 54241
Event Date July 21, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Special process machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection # 1079558
GPS Coordinates 44.15000, -87.56000

Incident Narrative

An employee attempted to remove a jammed bag from a machine. The machine activated, clamping the employee's finger. A knife came down and cut the tip of the finger.

Incident Summary

On July 21, 2015, a worker at Riverside Foods, Inc. in TWO RIVERS, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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