Birds Eye Foods
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — DARIEN, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Birds Eye Foods | Report ID | 2017076396 |
| Address | W880 County Road X | City, State ZIP | DARIEN, WISCONSIN 53114 |
| Event Date | July 11, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311412 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.58000, -88.74000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a stainless steel, 72-inch-long probe to break up frozen vegetables in a hopper when the stainless steel probe came into contact with the mechanical cluster buster at the bottom of the hopper, causing it to twist and pinch the employee's pinky fingertip between the top of the hopper edge and the stainless steel probe. The fingertip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On July 11, 2017, a worker at Birds Eye Foods in DARIEN, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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