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B&G Foods North America, Inc.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at B&G Foods North America, Inc. in STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN
Employer B&G Foods North America, Inc. Report ID 2019088882
Address 430 Industrial Circle City, State ZIP STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN 53589
Event Date August 26, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311422 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.92000, -89.21000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to retrieve a label that was sucked up into a dust collection tube when his right-hand fingers contacted the rotating blades, resulting in amputations of his right middle and ring fingers.

Incident Summary

On August 26, 2019, a worker at B&G Foods North America, Inc. in STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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