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Roskom Meats, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Roskom Meats, LLC in KAUKAUNA, WISCONSIN
Employer Roskom Meats, LLC Report ID 2021021005
Address W803 County Road S City, State ZIP KAUKAUNA, WISCONSIN 54130
Event Date February 4, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # 1514417
GPS Coordinates 44.38000, -88.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on top of a meat stuffer pushing ground meat through the funnel into plastic tubing when the machine was turned on causing the plastic turbine to contact the employee's right hand and amputated two fingertips.

Incident Summary

On February 4, 2021, a worker at Roskom Meats, LLC in KAUKAUNA, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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