Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Contact incidents unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — ALMENA, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Saputo Cheese USA Inc. | Report ID | 2024021415 |
| Address | 1052 6th Street | City, State ZIP | ALMENA, WISCONSIN 54805 |
| Event Date | February 14, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact incidents unspecified | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311513 | Inspection # | 1730066 |
| GPS Coordinates | 45.36000, -92.03000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On February 14, 2024, an employee was pushing the screen back into a cheese crumbling machine when their right index finger got caught between the screen and the base of the machine, resulting in a partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On February 14, 2024, a worker at Saputo Cheese USA Inc. in ALMENA, WISCONSIN suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with food and beverage processing machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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