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OSHA Injury Report: Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats Manufacturing Plant

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats Manufacturing Plant in 1390 East Grand Avenue, Wittenberg, WI 54499 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was packaging Team Member in bacon, slab and sliced, made from purchased carcasses.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats Manufacturing Plant
Parent company
Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats
Street
1390 East Grand Avenue
City
Wittenberg
State
WI
ZIP
54499
On-site location
Slice Hall #2, MADO FPS

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
54

Before the incident

Employee cutting bone-in hams on bandsaw

What happened

Employee cut about 5 hams and was having difficulties keeping them on the holding prongs so he was using his hand. Employee started to retract his left hand while moving the miter table to the blade. His finger then came in contact with the blade.

Injury or illness

Laceration to left index finger removing fingernail

Object or substance involved

Bandsaw blade

Summary line

Cut left index finger while cutting porkchops

Employee and industry

Job description
Packaging Team Member
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
311612 — Bacon, slab and sliced, made from purchased carcasses
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
159
Total hours worked
234868
EIN
391173838
Establishment ID
261393
Employer case #
MP-1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
13:03
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28JAN2025:20:39:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.