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Agropur MSI, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Agropur MSI, LLC in LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN
Employer Agropur MSI, LLC Report ID 2019087915
Address 2340 Enterprise Ave City, State ZIP LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN 54602
Event Date August 1, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Special process machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311514 Inspection # 1421206
GPS Coordinates 43.86000, -91.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee reached up to pull a bag that had been sucked up by a rotary valve. The rotary valve amputated the tip of his left middle finger.

Incident Summary

On August 1, 2019, a worker at Agropur MSI, LLC in LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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