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Infinity Foods

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Fractures — PLOVER, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Infinity Foods in PLOVER, WISCONSIN
Employer Infinity Foods Report ID 2016087562
Address 3975 Tall Pine Drive City, State ZIP PLOVER, WISCONSIN 54467
Event Date August 12, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
Industry (NAICS) 311423 Inspection # 1172025
GPS Coordinates 44.45000, -89.56000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing cheese product from a mixer exit when the rotating auger caught the employee's right arm, fracturing the right wrist and forearm and causing a laceration.

Incident Summary

On August 12, 2016, a worker at Infinity Foods in PLOVER, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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