CARTHAGE, MISSOURI—
Schreiber Foods Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Schreiber Foods Inc., 1112 W. Fairview Ave., CARTHAGE, MISSOURI 64836 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was removing a pump from a piece of equipment. The air supply to the pump was knocked loose, closing a valve and amputating the employee's left middle fingertip.
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BELOIT, WISCONSIN—
Schreiber Foods, Inc.
An employee was walking from one department to another. She slipped on the concrete floor after walking through a foot foamer (used to protect food quality) and fell on her side. The employee sustained a fractured hip.
WEST BEND, WISCONSIN—
Schreiber Foods, Inc.
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.
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN—
Schreiber Foods Inc.
On August 25, 2024, an employee was servicing a pneumatic valve. He hooked the air supply line to the valve and actuated it, causing the valve to roll. He was stabilizing the valve with his left hand when it closed, amputating his left middle fingertip.
WEST BEND, WISCONSIN—
Schreiber Foods, Inc.
An employee was wrapping a pallet on a rotating shrink wrapper. Upon grabbing the pallet, their thumb was pinched between the pallet and the machine, resulting in an amputation to the tip of the right thumb.
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS—
SCHREIBER FOODS, INC.
An employee was crossing over a conveyor when she stepped on the moving conveyor. The conveyor caught her leg and fractured it in three places.
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