Del Monte Foods, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CAMBRIA, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Del Monte Foods, Inc. in 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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