Del Monte Foods, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CAMBRIA, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Del Monte Foods, Inc. | Report ID | 2015107287 |
| Address | 801 W. Commerce Street | City, State ZIP | CAMBRIA, WISCONSIN 53923 |
| Event Date | October 1, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311421 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.52000, -89.10000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee and a coworker were installing a drive pin on a filler machine. The employee was holding the equipment while the coworker manually turned the filler. The employee's finger got pinched between the motor casing and the filler drum, amputating the left middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On October 1, 2015, a worker at Del Monte Foods, Inc. in CAMBRIA, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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