SPARTA, WISCONSIN—
Century Foods International, LLC
Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Century Foods International, LLC, 1357 Hoeschler Drive, SPARTA, WISCONSIN 54656 on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was tightening a clamp (using channel lock pliers) on a pasteurizer system when a leak was identified. The clamp fastener dislodged while turning and 240-degree liquid discharged onto the employee, causing burns to the waist, abdomen, legs, and knees.
More severe injuries at Century Foods International, LLC
SPARTA, WISCONSIN—
Century Foods International, LLC
On 7/13/2021, an employee was carrying a conveyor roller while walking backward on a catwalk. The employee missed a step while going down the stairs, causing the employee to fall backward. The roller came down onto the employee's fifth digit on the right hand crushing it against the catwalk decking and fracturing it.
SPARTA, WISCONSIN—
Century Foods International, LLC
An employee was cleaning a packaging machine when the machine started. The employee's right index finger was then caught between the machine's sealer bars, resulting in amputation.
SPARTA, WISCONSIN—
Century Foods International, LLC
On 2/5/16, at approximately 6:12 p.m., an employee was checking to see if a plate was loose in a case packer when his hand entered a pinch point on the running machine. He suffered two fingertip amputations.
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