Amputations

Name: Amputations at Cooper Farms, Inc.
Start: 9/16/2015

1 amputation · 2015096791 · 9/16/2015 · Cooper Farms, 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: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: Cooper Farms, Inc.
Location: Cooper Farms Processing, SAINT HENRY, OHIO, 45883
NAICS: 111998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the AMC (automated cutting machine) and sustained the amputation of their right little finger due to contact with a rotating chain and sprocket. The machine was energized at the time.

Source

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