Amputations

Name: Amputations at FRITO-LAY, INC.
Start: 11/27/2016

1 amputation · 20161111052 · 11/27/2016 · FRITO-LAY, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name: FRITO-LAY, INC.
Location: 4236 S.W. KIRKLAWN AVE., TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66609
NAICS: 311919
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the alignment on a case erector head. He activated the emergency stop and raised the head to the horizontal position, creating a pinch point that amputated his right pinky fingertip.

Source

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