SENECA FOODS CORP
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CLYMAN, WISCONSIN
| Employer | SENECA FOODS CORP | Report ID | 2020098575 |
| Address | 640 CAUGHLIN ROAD | City, State ZIP | CLYMAN, WISCONSIN 53016 |
| Event Date | September 9, 2020 | 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 | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311421 | Inspection # | 1493041 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.30000, -88.71000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was setting up a canning line to package sliced beets. While checking to see if any food was stuck from sanitation, the employee's index finger contacted the rotating metal vanes of the rotary valve resulting in amputation.
Incident Summary
On September 9, 2020, a worker at SENECA FOODS CORP in CLYMAN, 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 bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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