Idaho Milk Products, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — JEROME, IDAHO
| Employer | Idaho Milk Products, Inc. | Report ID | 2024064962 |
| Address | 2249 S Tiger Drive | City, State ZIP | JEROME, IDAHO 83338 |
| Event Date | June 5, 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 | Dairy and milk processing machinery |
| Secondary Source | Valves, nozzles | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 424430 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.69000, -114.50000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A maintenance employee was installing a mechanical valve in the raw milk intake bay and testing it for operation when his finger became caught in the valve. It was activated and amputated his fingertip.
Incident Summary
On June 5, 2024, a worker at Idaho Milk Products, Inc. in JEROME, IDAHO 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 dairy and milk processing machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,318 severe injury reports involving "Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing injuries.
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