Birds Eye Foods LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — DARIEN, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Birds Eye Foods LLC in DARIEN, WISCONSIN
Employer Birds Eye Foods LLC Report ID 20171111094
Address W8880 County Rd X City, State ZIP DARIEN, WISCONSIN 53114
Event Date November 18, 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 Bottling, canning, filling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311411 Inspection # 1278518
GPS Coordinates 42.58000, -88.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing a drive chain on a tote fill conveyor when the conveyor started. His left middle and ring fingertips were then caught and amputated between the conveyor's chain and sprocket. The chain and sprocket were unguarded at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On November 18, 2017, a worker at Birds Eye Foods LLC in DARIEN, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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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