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GREEN BAY DRESSED BEEF PROCESSING

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at GREEN BAY DRESSED BEEF PROCESSING in GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN
Employer GREEN BAY DRESSED BEEF PROCESSING Report ID 2016076709
Address 800 University Ave. City, State ZIP GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN 54302
Event Date July 23, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.51000, -88.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to install a plug on a blender conveyor to stop meat trimmings from going into the blender. Her fingers then came in contact with the conveyor paddle of the conveyor, amputating a portion of the third finger (from the fingernail to the tip) and causing an avulsion to the second finger.

Incident Summary

On July 23, 2016, a worker at GREEN BAY DRESSED BEEF PROCESSING in GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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