Great Lakes Cheese of La Crosse, Wisconsin, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Great Lakes Cheese of La Crosse, Wisconsin, Inc. | Report ID | 2018021284 |
| Address | 2200 Enterprise Avenue | City, State ZIP | LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN 54603 |
| Event Date | February 7, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Secondary Source | Skids, pallets | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311513 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.86000, -91.22000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The injured employee was adjusting a pallet when another employee placed product onto the pallet that the injured employee was adjusting, pinching the injured employee's right middle finger between the pallet and a spacer resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On February 7, 2018, a worker at Great Lakes Cheese of La Crosse, Wisconsin, Inc. in LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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