ABBOTSFORD, WISCONSIN—
Abbyland Foods, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Abbyland Foods, Inc., 502 E. Linden St., ABBOTSFORD, WISCONSIN 54405 on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
On September 10, 2024, an employee was performing metal checks on the production line. During the test process, the employee removed a portion of the pipeline and his fingers entered the pipe. The pipe valve cover closed on his right middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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ABBOTSFORD, WISCONSIN—
Abbyland Foods, Inc.
On January 10, 2022, an employee was placing trash into a compactor when their left hand was caught on its lower ledge as its gate game down. The employee's left ring finger was crushed, resulting in an amputation.
ABBOTSFORD, WISCONSIN—
Abbyland Foods, Inc.
An employee was operating a meat saver machine. Upon placing his left hand under the auger to catch the meat, the employee's left ring fingertip was caught by the auger, resulting in amputation.
ABBOTSFORD, WISCONSIN—
Abbyland Foods, Inc.
An employee was cleaning a meat grinder when the auger caused partial amputations to three fingers on the employee's right hand.
ABBOTSFORD, WISCONSIN—
Abbyland Foods, Inc.
An employee was clearing a piece of broken foam tray from a wrapper machine when the blade came up and severely lacerated the employee's right hand.
ABBOTSFORD, WISCONSIN—
Abbyland Foods, Inc.
An employee using a pallet jack, which was trailing behind him, attempted to walk through flap doors while a forklift operator was driving through the doors from the opposite direction. The forklift had a pallet on the forks. The operator drove forward, blew the horn, and continued to drive through the doors, hitting the employee on the left leg with the pallet.
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