Darling Ingredients Inc.
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Darling Ingredients Inc. | Report ID | 20231110922 |
| Address | W2676 Jopke Road | City, State ZIP | EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN 54701 |
| Event Date | November 29, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Source of Injury | Dump truck |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311613 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.77000, -91.53000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A driver just completed dumping the contents of his truck bed and the hides basket at their facility. The employee noticed that the hides basket door did not close completely after the dump bed was lowered with the exterior controls. The employee went to manually push the hides basket door closed when their hand was pinched between the door and body of the hides basket, resulting in a right ring fingertip amputation. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
Incident Summary
On November 29, 2023, a worker at Darling Ingredients Inc. in EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with dump truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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