Amputations

Name: Amputations at DAWN FOOD PRODUCTS, INC.
Start: 5/19/2015

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015053021 · 5/19/2015 · DAWN FOOD PRODUCTS, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source: Bottling, canning, filling machinery

Employer

Name: DAWN FOOD PRODUCTS, INC.
Location: 4500 LIPAN ST., DENVER, COLORADO, 80211
NAICS: 311822
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing a quality assurance inspection of can-line valves. While inspecting the double head tail filters, she placed her finger in the fill nozzle. The valve energized, closed on her right middle finger, and pinched off her fingertip.

Source

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