Premium Meats, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — WARREN, OHIO
| Employer | Premium Meats, Inc. | Report ID | 20241110671 |
| Address | 241 Logan Ave., N.E. | City, State ZIP | WARREN, OHIO 44483 |
| Event Date | November 15, 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 | Meat grinders |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 | Inspection # | 1790698 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.23000, -80.80000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a frozen block grinder and removing a stuck 60-pound frozen meat block from the grinder when their right index fingertip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On November 15, 2024, a worker at Premium Meats, Inc. in WARREN, OHIO 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 meat grinders identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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