RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN—
MCCAIN FOODS USA, INC.
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at MCCAIN FOODS USA, INC., 100 W COLEMAN STREET, RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN 54868 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On December 12, 2023, at approximately 3:00 a.m., an employee was unplugging a drain with a powered snake tool when his left hand was caught in the snake cable. The cable pinched his left ring finger, resulting in a fracture and partial fingertip amputation.
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BURLEY, IDAHO—
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An employee was putting a machine guard back onto a chain and sprocket when their left middle finger became caught in the chain and sprocket. The employee sustained an amputation of the fingertip.
BURLEY, IDAHO—
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On December 3, 2024, at approximately 11:30 PM, electronic technicians were adjusting a tensioning chain on an elevator on a palletizer that had become unlevel. After loosening the tensioners and creating slack in the chain, the injured employee was placing the tensioning chain back onto the sprocket. While moving the chain it regained tension and their left middle fingertip was caught between the chain and the sprocket and was amputated.
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An employee was cleaning jammed potatoes from the top of a roll sizer in the raw receiving area when her right index finger was caught in the chain, resulting in hospitalization and a fingertip amputation.
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN—
McCain Foods, USA Inc.
On September 8, 2023, an employee was on break when they slipped on the floor and fell on their right hip. Their hip was fractured.
APPLETON, WISCONSIN—
McCain Foods USA, Inc.
An employee was standing on a step stool to sort pickles on a moving wire conveyor belt. The employee's finger became stuck in a hole of the conveyor belt, striking a cross piece. The employee's right little fingertip was amputated.
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