Amputations

Name: Amputations at Richardson Milling, Inc.
Start: 9/24/2015

1 amputation · 2015097224 · 9/24/2015 · Richardson Milling, 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 regular operation
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Richardson Milling, Inc.
Location: FM 809 AT FM1062, DAWN, TEXAS, 79025
NAICS: 311211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was monitoring the flow of flour bags along a conveyor on a packaging machine. He noticed a bag that had gotten caught at the top and attempted to reach in to pull it through. His gloved hand got pinched in the machine, lacerating the right middle fingertip.

Source

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