DARIEN, WISCONSIN—
Conagra Brands, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Conagra Brands, Inc., W8880 County Rd X, DARIEN, WISCONSIN 53114 on — Amputations, affecting the upper arm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was inspecting a sorter conveyor. The employee was pulled into the roller, resulting in fractures and degloved skin on the forearm that required hospitalization and surgery. The injury required amputation of the arm below the elbow.
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On February 10, 2025, an employee was servicing an exhaust fan when its belt caught the employee's glove and pulled it through the pulley. The employee's right little fingertip was amputated.
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ConAgra Brands, Inc.
An employee was reversing a forklift out of the raw meat operation area when her left elbow was caught between the forklift and a stainless steel bollard. The employee sustained multiple fractures to the elbow.
DENVER, COLORADO—
ConAgra Brands, Inc.
An employee was exiting a room and caught her right thumb in the hinged side of the door, resulting in amputation of approximately two centimeters of her thumb tip.
MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA—
Conagra Brands, Inc.
An employee's left-hand fingers were pulled into the chain and sprocket on a horizontal conveyor. All four fingers were lacerated, and the index and little fingers required partial medical amputations.
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