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Festival Foods

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — DE PERE, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Festival Foods in DE PERE, WISCONSIN
Employer Festival Foods Report ID 2019011087
Address 1001 Main St. City, State ZIP DE PERE, WISCONSIN 54115
Event Date January 30, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Banding, baling, strapping machinery
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.45000, -88.08000

Incident Narrative

On January 30, 2019, two employees were loading boxes into the baler. Once the boxes were loaded, the gate was lowered and one of the employee's fingers was caught in a pinch point resulting in the amputation of the left middle finger.

Incident Summary

On January 30, 2019, a worker at Festival Foods in DE PERE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with banding, baling, strapping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.

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