DFA Dairy Brands Ice Cream, LLC

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at DFA Dairy Brands Ice Cream, LLC in BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS
Employer DFA Dairy Brands Ice Cream, LLC Report ID 2025065227
Address 630 Meadow St. City, State ZIP BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS 61008
Event Date June 3, 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 Food and beverage processing machinery unspecified
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 311520 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.26000, -88.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unjamming cookie dough from a machine when the rotating pump caught her left index and ring fingers, resulting in fingertip amputations.

Incident Summary

On June 3, 2025, a worker at DFA Dairy Brands Ice Cream, LLC in BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS 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 food and beverage processing machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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