Amputations

Name: Amputations at AlaTrade Foods L.L.C.
Start: 3/4/2015

1 amputation · 2015030983 · 3/4/2015 · AlaTrade Foods L.L.C.

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: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: AlaTrade Foods L.L.C.
Location: 695 West Henderson Rd, BOAZ, ALABAMA, 35957
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee reached into a poultry skinning machine to push meat through. The metal mesh glove she was wearing became caught and pulled her hand into the machine, amputating her middle fingertip and nail.

Source

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