IPMF LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at IPMF LLC in JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
Employer IPMF LLC Report ID 2022053764
Address 100 Innovation Dr City, State ZIP JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN 53546
Event Date May 2, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Meat grinders
Industry (NAICS) 311422 Inspection # 1594988
GPS Coordinates 42.63000, -89.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been loading frozen blocks of salmon chum into a meat grinder. A block jammed in the top infeed of the grinder. The employee turned off the machine and went to unjam the grinder. The auger was still rotating and amputated the employee's left little and ring fingers.

Incident Summary

On May 2, 2022, a worker at IPMF LLC in JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with meat grinders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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