Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — ALMENA, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Saputo Cheese USA Inc. | Report ID | 2025054697 |
| Address | 1052 6th Street | City, State ZIP | ALMENA, WISCONSIN 54805 |
| Event Date | May 19, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| 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) | 311513 | Inspection # | 1826616 |
| GPS Coordinates | 45.36000, -92.03000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was monitoring a filling tower auger when it became clogged with a cheese curd. The employee shut off the clogged auger and reached in the tower to clear the blockage. The rotating auger caused amputations to their right index and middle fingers and partial amputation of the right ring finger as well as other injuries to their right hand. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
Incident Summary
On May 19, 2025, a worker at Saputo Cheese USA Inc. in ALMENA, WISCONSIN suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. 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 hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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