Create-A-Pack Foods, Inc.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — IXONIA, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Create-A-Pack Foods, Inc. in 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.

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