Amputations

Name: Amputations at Roger Wood Foods, Inc.
Start: 11/27/2016

1 amputation · 20161111049 · 11/27/2016 · Roger Wood Foods, 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: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Roger Wood Foods, Inc.
Location: 7 Alfred Street, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, 31408
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working at a sausage stuffing machine. She had placed an empty sausage casing on the horn of the machine and was feeding it to the chuck when the machine was activated. Her right index fingertip was caught and amputated between the chuck and horn.

Source

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