Birds Eye Foods LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — 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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