Century Foods International, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SPARTA, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Century Foods International, LLC | Report ID | 2017021139 |
| Address | 400 Century Court | City, State ZIP | SPARTA, WISCONSIN 54656 |
| Event Date | February 5, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311999 | Inspection # | 1209186 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.94000, -90.79000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On 2/5/16, at approximately 6:12 p.m., an employee was checking to see if a plate was loose in a case packer when his hand entered a pinch point on the running machine. He suffered two fingertip amputations.
Incident Summary
On February 5, 2017, a worker at Century Foods International, LLC in SPARTA, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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