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 | 20241211173 |
| Address | 218 W HWY 30 | City, State ZIP | BURLEY, IDAHO 83318 |
| Event Date | December 3, 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 | Stacking machinery |
| Secondary Source | Drives, belts, chains | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311411 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.39000, -113.84000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On December 3, 2024, at approximately 11:30 PM, electronic technicians were adjusting a tensioning chain on an elevator on a palletizer that had become unlevel. After loosening the tensioners and creating slack in the chain, the injured employee was placing the tensioning chain back onto the sprocket. While moving the chain it regained tension and their left middle fingertip was caught between the chain and the sprocket and was amputated.
Incident Summary
On December 3, 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 stacking machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
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