Amputations

Name: Amputations at Lucerne Farms, Inc.
Start: 10/4/2016

1 amputation · 2016109348 · 10/4/2016 · Lucerne 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 regular operation
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name: Lucerne Farms, Inc.
Location: 40 Easton Line Road, FORT FAIRFIELD, MAINE, 04742
NAICS: 115114
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to fix the gusset of a bag on a bagging machine when the machine closed on his fingers, amputating his right middle fingertip and lacerating his right index fingertip. The guard was in place at the time.

Source

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