Amputations

Name: Amputations at BIERY CHEESE CO.
Start: 6/16/2016

1 amputation · 2016065377 · 6/16/2016 · BIERY CHEESE CO.

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: BIERY CHEESE CO.
Location: 6544 PARIS AVE. N. E., LOUISVILLE, OHIO, 44641
NAICS: 311513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on the heart filler machine. The liner was out of adjustment, so the employee attempted to readjust it. The gate then closed on her finger, amputating her right index fingertip.

Source

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