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Del Monte Foods, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Del Monte Foods, Inc. in MARKESAN, WISCONSIN
Employer Del Monte Foods, Inc. Report ID 2018089056
Address 680 E. John St. City, State ZIP MARKESAN, WISCONSIN 53946
Event Date August 31, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311421 Inspection # 1344253
GPS Coordinates 43.70000, -88.97000

Incident Narrative

On August 31, 2018, an employee was clearing debris from a small piece remover machine. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the left index finger, a full amputation to the left middle finger, and an injury to the left ring finger. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On August 31, 2018, a worker at Del Monte Foods, Inc. in MARKESAN, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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