Gossner Foods - Magic Valley Cheese, Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — HEYBURN, IDAHO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Gossner Foods - Magic Valley Cheese, Inc in HEYBURN, IDAHO
Employer Gossner Foods - Magic Valley Cheese, Inc Report ID 2017077258
Address 1201 7th Street City, State ZIP HEYBURN, IDAHO 83336
Event Date July 31, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311513 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.54000, -113.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was packaging cheese and had the left middle fingertip amputated by the packaging machinery.

Incident Summary

On July 31, 2017, a worker at Gossner Foods - Magic Valley Cheese, Inc in HEYBURN, IDAHO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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