GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN—
Green Bay Dressed Beef, LLC
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Green Bay Dressed Beef, LLC, 544 Acme Street, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN 54302 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
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.
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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN—
Green Bay Dressed Beef, LLC
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.
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN—
Green Bay Dressed Beef, LLC
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.
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN—
Green Bay Dressed Beef, LLC
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).
SHARONVILLE, OHIO—
Green Bay Dressed Beef LLC.
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.
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN—
Green Bay Dressed Beef, LLC
An employee was attempting to shackle the right rear leg of a cow when the cow kicked the employee's head, resulting in a concussion.
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