Belgioioso Cheese, Inc.
Struck by object dropped by person — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DENMARK, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Belgioioso Cheese, Inc. | Report ID | 2025054843 |
| Address | 5900 County Road NN | City, State ZIP | DENMARK, WISCONSIN 54208 |
| Event Date | May 22, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by object dropped by person | Source of Injury | Dies, molds, patterns |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311513 | Inspection # | 1828577 |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.35000, -87.88000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On May 22, 2025, an employee was loading molds filled with cheese into a holding cage in preparation to place them in a cooling tank. A mold slipped from his hand, catching his right middle finger against the frame of the cage. He sustained an amputation to the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On May 22, 2025, a worker at Belgioioso Cheese, Inc. in DENMARK, WISCONSIN suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by object dropped by person, with dies, molds, patterns identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 100 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object dropped by person" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object dropped by person injuries.
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