MINONG, WISCONSIN—2025-04-19

Link Snacks Inc dba Jack Links

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Final narrative

On April 19, 2025, an employee was performing preventative maintenance by spraying lubricant onto the chain drive for a metal scanner conveyor. The employee noticed some overspray on the adjacent frame of the equipment and took a rag to wipe off the lubricant. The rag became caught between the chain and a sprocket, which pulled the employee's right hand into a nip point. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated. The machine was running and was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Conveyors unspecified

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