Amputations

Name: Amputations at Saputo Dairy Foods USA, LLC
Start: 4/10/2016

1 amputation · 2016043003 · 4/10/2016 · Saputo Dairy Foods USA, LLC

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: Dairy and milk processing machinery-specialized

Employer

Name: Saputo Dairy Foods USA, LLC
Location: 300 Industrial Dr. East, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS, 75482
NAICS: 311511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was showing a maintenance man an issue with a machine. As the employee was pointing to the problem, his finger was pulled into the rotating belt and pulley, amputating his right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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