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Monogram Foods

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Monogram Foods in PLOVER, WISCONSIN
Employer Monogram Foods Report ID 2022086872
Address 300 Moore Road City, State ZIP PLOVER, WISCONSIN 54467
Event Date August 4, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311412 Inspection # 1615308
GPS Coordinates 44.45000, -89.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working at a heat bagger machine that puts food products into bags. While they were changing out the roll of film to create bags, the employee's left ring finger was caught in a pinch point on a belt and a pulley. The finger was medically amputated. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On August 4, 2022, a worker at Monogram Foods in PLOVER, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.

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