Mill Haven Foods, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — NEW LISBON, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Mill Haven Foods, LLC | Report ID | 2021087103 |
| Address | 211 Leer Street | City, State ZIP | NEW LISBON, WISCONSIN 53950 |
| Event Date | August 20, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424490 | Inspection # | 1549535 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.88000, -90.16000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was checking to see if product was flowing through a blender. When the power to the blender was turned off, the pneumatic fly gate valve closed on the employee's left hand and amputated three fingertips.
Incident Summary
On August 20, 2021, a worker at Mill Haven Foods, LLC in NEW LISBON, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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