← OSHA severe injury reports

Amputations

1 amputation · 2015010481 · 1/15/2015 · Koch Foods Of Gadsden LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Butchering machinery
Secondary source
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name
Koch Foods Of Gadsden LLC
Location
501 Paden Road, GADSDEN, ALABAMA, 35903
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee suffered an amputation of his right index finger while putting a bird's leg back into a shackle in the picking room. Employee's finger got caught in the moving shackle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown