Dairyfood USA, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — BLUE MOUNDS, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Dairyfood USA, Inc. | Report ID | 2024053988 |
| Address | 2819 County Road F | City, State ZIP | BLUE MOUNDS, WISCONSIN 53517 |
| Event Date | May 7, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311513 | Inspection # | 1747855 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.00000, -89.82000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing jammed lids from an automated rotary table cup machine when the lid actuator energized and pinched their thumb tip. They sustained an amputation to the thumb tip.
Incident Summary
On May 7, 2024, a worker at Dairyfood USA, Inc. in BLUE MOUNDS, WISCONSIN suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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