Great Lakes Cheese of Wisconsin
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Great Lakes Cheese of Wisconsin | Report ID | 20161212041 |
| Address | 2200 Enterprise Avenue | City, State ZIP | LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN 54603 |
| Event Date | December 30, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311513 | Inspection # | 1201705 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.86000, -91.22000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing sanitation duties on a machine. The employee removed piping to clean a valve inside. The air source to the machine was not locked out. While cleaning the valve, it actuated and caught her finger. She was hospitalized and the finger may be amputated.
Incident Summary
On December 30, 2016, a worker at Great Lakes Cheese of Wisconsin in LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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