MARATHON, WISCONSIN—
Marathon Cheese Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Marathon Cheese Corporation, 304 East Street, MARATHON, WISCONSIN 54448 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was preparing to straighten a photo proximity eye in a machine when their left index finger was pinched between a moving belt and a fixed component of the machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.
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MOUNTAIN HOME, IDAHO—
MARATHON CHEESE CORPORATION
An employee was walking between two production lines when he tripped and fell over a pallet that had some equipment on it. The employee fell on his right side, resulting in a fractured hip and a possible thumb injury.
MEDFORD, WISCONSIN—
Marathon Cheese Corporation
An employee was removing cheese product from the top of a conveyor belt. His right ring finger got pulled under the metal product guide rail at the edge of the conveyor and was pinched between the conveyor and the guide rail. The employee sustained an amputation of the fingertip between the first knuckle and the fingernail.
MARATHON, WISCONSIN—
Marathon Cheese Corporation
An employee was placing a flow control access cover on a slicer that was not locked out after troubleshooting it. While replacing the cover, the machine cycled and the traveling blade gate assembly passed the machine's framework and created a pinch point that caused a crush injury and laceration to the employee's left middle finger. The employee was hospitalized.
MARATHON, WISCONSIN—
Marathon Cheese Corporation
While pulling on a piece of equipment to move it, an employee suffered a slipped disc in the lower back.
MARATHON, WISCONSIN—
Marathon Cheese Corporation
While walking, an employee tripped over a 1.75-inch elevated metal edge protecting a floor scale. The employee fell to the floor and suffered a broken left hip.
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