Del Monte Foods Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PLOVER, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Del Monte Foods Inc. | Report ID | 2017099134 |
| Address | 1400 Plover Road | City, State ZIP | PLOVER, WISCONSIN 54467 |
| Event Date | September 22, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311421 | Inspection # | 1268019 |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.45000, -89.51000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On 9/22/2017, an employee was cleaning a bean canning filler discharge area when the employee's right little finger was caught and partially amputated in a chain and sprocket in-going nip point.
Incident Summary
On September 22, 2017, a worker at Del Monte Foods Inc. in PLOVER, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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