Amputations

Name: Amputations at Olam Edible Nuts
Start: 9/16/2016

1 amputation · 2016098796 · 9/16/2016 · Olam Edible Nuts

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Olam Edible Nuts
Location: 119 Omega Ellenton Road, OMEGA, GEORGIA, 31775
NAICS: 115114
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to set up a dryer system to dry peanuts before shipment to a processing facility. The employee's right hand went through the grating of the face of the dryer and the fan blades amputated three fingers. The dryer was in operation at the time of the incident.

Source

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