Gossner Foods - Magic Valley Cheese, Inc
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — 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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