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Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — ESTELLINE, SOUTH DAKOTA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. in ESTELLINE, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. Report ID 20171211545
Address Global Dairy, 46844 SD-22 City, State ZIP ESTELLINE, SOUTH DAKOTA 57234
Event Date December 5, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 311513 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.57000, -96.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attaching a dairy hose from a bulk tank to a tanker when the employee's right middle fingertip was caught and amputated by a latch on the truck.

Incident Summary

On December 5, 2017, a worker at Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. in ESTELLINE, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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