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Briess Industries Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — CHILTON, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Briess Industries Inc in CHILTON, WISCONSIN
Employer Briess Industries Inc Report ID 2019033017
Address 37 South Columbia St City, State ZIP CHILTON, WISCONSIN 53014
Event Date March 22, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311213 Inspection # 1388093
GPS Coordinates 44.03000, -88.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee contacted the moving auger while cleaning it. The employee sustained three fractured fingers and tendon and nerve damage. The auger was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Incident Summary

On March 22, 2019, a worker at Briess Industries Inc in CHILTON, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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