Amputations

Name: Amputations at BEF Foods, Inc.
Start: 11/8/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161110532 · 11/8/2016 · BEF Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name: BEF Foods, Inc.
Location: 651 Commerce Parkway, LIMA, OHIO, 45804
NAICS: 311999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning an auger when it was activated. The auger blades partially amputated the employee's left index finger, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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