Schreiber Foods, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — WEST BEND, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Schreiber Foods, Inc. | Report ID | 2025055004 |
| Address | 807 Pleasant Valley Road | City, State ZIP | WEST BEND, WISCONSIN 53095 |
| Event Date | May 27, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 | Machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Valves, nozzles | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311513 | Inspection # | 1827842 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.35000, -88.07000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The injured employee was waiting near a machine while a maintenance technician was re-installing a pneumatic valve. The valve cycled and the injured employee's left index fingertip was caught in the valve. The employee sustained an amputation of the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On May 27, 2025, a worker at Schreiber Foods, Inc. in WEST BEND, 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 machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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