Andes Candies LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DELAVAN, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Andes Candies LLC | Report ID | 2025054112 |
| Address | 1400 East Wisconsin St | City, State ZIP | DELAVAN, WISCONSIN 53115 |
| Event Date | May 1, 2025 | 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 | Special process machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311320 | Inspection # | 1822321 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.63000, -88.62000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing a jam and making an adjustment to a machine using the exit wheel. Their right thumb was caught in the machine and they sustained a partial amputation to the thumb tip.
Incident Summary
On May 1, 2025, a worker at Andes Candies LLC in DELAVAN, WISCONSIN 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 special process machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
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