Amputations

Name: Amputations at Kona Ice, Inc.
Start: 5/3/2015

1 amputation · 2015052541 · 5/3/2015 · Kona Ice, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers

Employer

Name: Kona Ice, Inc.
Location: 5945 Centennial Drive, FLORENCE, KENTUCKY, 41042
NAICS: 722330
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

On or about May 3, 2015, an employee's right index fingertip was amputated when he tried to unclog an ice shaver with a plastic spoon and accidentally stepped on the control pedal, which engaged the blade.

Source

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