KIEL, WISCONSIN—
SARGENTO FOODS INC
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at SARGENTO FOODS INC, 1 Persnickety Place, KIEL, WISCONSIN 53042 on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c., affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On August 4, 2022, an employee was operating a stand-up reach truck. During a turn, the truck's load fell; the truck then trapped the operator's right leg against some material racking, causing a muscular injury.
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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.
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An employee was walking to take a break when they slipped and fell to the floor, resulting in a broken left femur.
KIEL, WISCONSIN—
SARGENTO FOODS INC
An employee was loading boxes on a conveyor belt for a robotic palletizer when several boxes fell off of the conveyor, causing the employee to trip and fall. The employee suffered a fractured left hip.
HILBERT, WISCONSIN—
Sargento Foods Inc.
On May 21, 2020, at 1:00 a.m., an employee was checking the belt tension on a conveyor's serpentine belt when the conveyor activated and partially amputated the employee's finger.
PLYMOUTH, WISCONSIN—
Sargento Foods Inc
An employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and suffered a knee injury.
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