Create-A-Pack Foods, Inc.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — IXONIA, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Create-A-Pack Foods, Inc. | Report ID | 2025021582 |
| Address | W1344 Industrial Drive | City, State ZIP | IXONIA, WISCONSIN 53036 |
| Event Date | February 18, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311999 | Inspection # | 1805779 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.13000, -88.59000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On February 18, 2025, at approximately 11:30 AM, an employee was operating a filler machine that fills individual sauce containers. He went to make adjustments to the airflow within the machine and his left index finger was caught by a rotating sprocket gear near the airflow adjustment controls, resulting in partial amputation of the fingertip. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On February 18, 2025, a worker at Create-A-Pack Foods, Inc. in IXONIA, WISCONSIN suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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