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Nueske's Meat Products, Inc.

Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — WITTENBERG, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Nueske's Meat Products, Inc. in WITTENBERG, WISCONSIN
Employer Nueske's Meat Products, Inc. Report ID 2024064901
Address 1390 East Grand Avenue City, State ZIP WITTENBERG, WISCONSIN 54499
Event Date June 4, 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 n.e.c. Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.82000, -89.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee was slicing ham using a band saw when his left index finger contacted the blade, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On June 4, 2024, a worker at Nueske's Meat Products, Inc. in WITTENBERG, 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 n.e.c., with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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