Amputations

Name: Amputations at Life Plus International
Start: 10/13/2015

1 amputation · 2015107620 · 10/13/2015 · Life Plus International

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: Bottling, canning, filling machinery

Employer

Name: Life Plus International
Location: 45 Sherrill Dr, BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72501
NAICS: 424210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the powder filler machine. In the process, a conveyor belt pulled in the cloth she was using to wipe down the machine and the tip of her middle right hand finger was amputated. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

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