Amputations

Name: Amputations at Rose Acre Farms, Inc.
Start: 4/2/2016

1 amputation · 2016042760 · 4/2/2016 · Rose Acre 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: Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Sheets, towels, linens, bedding

Employer

Name: Rose Acre Farms, Inc.
Location: 1035 Hwy D., HAWK POINT, MISSOURI, 63349
NAICS: 424440
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was laying on her back while installing a chain on the sprocket of an egg packer. While she was jogging the machine, her towel became caught. When she attempted to grab the towel, her right middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

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