Amputations

Name: Amputations at Pepperidge Farm Incorporated
Start: 10/6/2015

1 amputation · 2015107420 · 10/6/2015 · Pepperidge Farm Incorporated

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: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name: Pepperidge Farm Incorporated
Location: 2222 Interstate Dr, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33805
NAICS: 311812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning equipment using the central vacuum hose. The hose was not working properly. The employee tried to troubleshoot the issue and reached underneath the rotary feeder catching his finger on the blade and amputating the tip of his right index finger.

Source

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