Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at La Crosse Milling Company, 105 State Highway 35, COCHRANE, WISCONSIN 54622
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
On March 6, 2025, a maintenance technician was lubricating a live chain on a shaker used for cleaning oat hulls. Upon wiping off excess grease using a rag, the rag got caught in the sprocket and the employee's right hand was pulled into the in-going nip-point where the chain and sprocket met, resulting in amputation injuries to the second and third fingertips.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c.
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