Amputations

Name: Amputations at Bethel Farms, Inc.
Start: 8/19/2015

1 amputation · 2015085940 · 8/19/2015 · Bethel Farms, 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: Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Bethel Farms, Inc.
Location: 8780 NW Bethel Farms Rd, ARCADIA, FLORIDA, 34266
NAICS: 111421
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On August 19, an employee was feeding sod into a jammed plug machine. While trying to clear the jam, her finger got cut on the blades, which were still spinning. She later had the tip amputated.

Source

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