McCain Foods USA, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — BURLEY, IDAHO
| Employer | McCain Foods USA, Inc. | Report ID | 2024087726 |
| Address | 218 W HWY 30 | City, State ZIP | BURLEY, IDAHO 83318 |
| Event Date | August 21, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 | Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Drives, belts, chains | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311411 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.39000, -113.84000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning jammed potatoes from the top of a roll sizer in the raw receiving area when her right index finger was caught in the chain, resulting in hospitalization and a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On August 21, 2024, a worker at McCain Foods USA, Inc. in BURLEY, 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 food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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