Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Green Bay Dressed Beef, LLC, 544 Acme St., GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN 54302
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On June 21, 2019, an employee was visually inspecting product packaging seals on a conveyor. He went to grab a suspect package with both hands when his right pinky finger became stuck in the conveyor belt webbing, resulting in an amputation of tissue from the distal phalanx (nailbed to tip).
An employee was pushing a cow femur into a bandsaw to cut out a beef shank piece. The saw hesitated and the employee stopped pushing; the saw started back up, and as the employee pushed the bone, the blade contacted the employee's right thumb and amputated the tip.
An employee was replacing a fan while on a 4-foot step ladder that was placed on an elevated platform. The employee fell approximately 8 feet and landed on a slanted plastic surface. The employee sustained two broken ribs in the upper back.
On September 23, 2019, an employee was cleaning machinery after production had stopped. The employee was struck by the bone cannon hopper as it was being emptied, causing possible ruptured spinal disks.
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift when the employee stopped and was struck from behind by a second forklift, suffering a leg injury that required hospitalization.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 311612)
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was using a de-clipping machine to cut the metal clips off of sausage sticks. As the employee put a link of sausages into the machine, their hand slipped into the point of operation. A piston pinched the employee's left index finger, causing a partial amputation.
An employee was operating a small tabletop grinder in a food safety quality assurance lab. She was stuffing meat down the grinder's chute when the grinder caught her right hand. Its auger caused an amputation to her middle finger and a partial amputation to her index finger.
A maintenance employee was removing an inspection plate from an industrial cooker. Hot liquid spilled onto him and burned his hands, arms, and torso area. He was hospitalized.
The injured employee was assisting five other employees with bracing a wall panel that was being stood up. Another employee slipped on frost on the floor surface. The employees went to evacuate the area in anticipation of the wall panel falling over. The injured employee went to jump through a window opening within the wall panel and their lower half was crushed by the falling wall panel. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.
An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
A production sanitation employee was pre-rinsing an incline conveyor and noticed cheese stuck between the belt idler. The employee went to remove the cheese and their glove got caught and pulled their left forearm into the conveyor. The employee's arm was fractured. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
An employee was on a ladder, taking measurements for a new gutter installation. The ladder slipped out from under him and both he and the ladder fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with seven broken ribs and a broken clavicle.
An employee was unloading a truck for a delivery job. While moving boxes in the truck, the employee tripped over a pallet and fell out of the truck to the ground, resulting in four broken ribs.