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OSHA Injury Report: Agropur - Little Chute

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Agropur - Little Chute in 2701 Freedom Road, Appleton, WI 54915 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was production Operator in curds, cheese, made in a cheese plant, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Agropur - Little Chute
Parent company
Agropur inc.
Street
2701 Freedom Road
City
Appleton
State
WI
ZIP
54915
On-site location
Cheese Production

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
9

Before the incident

clearing cheese from the unmoving auger

What happened

employee put his hands into the unmoving auger opening to clear cheese as he did so he felt his pinky finger slide into the groove of the auger against the housing overreacted and pulled his hand out

Injury or illness

pinky finger fracture

Object or substance involved

auger and housing

Summary line

Fractured left pinky fingertip when wedged in unmoving auger and quickly pulled his hand out.

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311513 — Curds, cheese, made in a cheese plant, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
160
Total hours worked
310313
Establishment ID
84676
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:21:06:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.