Idaho Milk Products, Inc.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — JEROME, IDAHO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Idaho Milk Products, Inc. in 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.

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