Amputations

Name: Amputations at Henningsen Foods Inc.
Start: 2/12/2015

1 amputation · 2015021376 · 2/12/2015 · Henningsen Foods Inc.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Pumps

Employer

Name: Henningsen Foods Inc.
Location: 402 N. 3rd Street, NORFOLK, NEBRASKA, 68702
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employee was pumping emulsified turkey meat up a tube to a dryer unit. The system became clogged. When he disconnected the tube from the pump, he found the tube clear and stuck his finger in the opening to the pump, which was still running, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown