Nortera Foods USA Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — FAIRWATER, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Nortera Foods USA Inc. | Report ID | 2025077424 |
| Address | 496 Main Street | City, State ZIP | FAIRWATER, WISCONSIN 53931 |
| Event Date | July 29, 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 | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311412 | Inspection # | 1845333 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.74000, -88.86000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On July 29, 2025, an employee was reinstalling a chute/guard that had been removed for cleaning. His hand slipped into a rotating gump feeder and the tip of his left thumb was partially amputated.
Incident Summary
On July 29, 2025, a worker at Nortera Foods USA Inc. in FAIRWATER, 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.
Context
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