Amputations

Name: Amputations at AMERICAN WALNUT COMPANY, INC.
Start: 1/11/2017

1 amputation · 2017010348 · 1/11/2017 · AMERICAN WALNUT COMPANY, 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-belt
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: AMERICAN WALNUT COMPANY, INC.
Location: 2801 SOUTH 2ND STREET, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64501
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a piece of wood that was lodged between the rollers and a piece of metal on the conveyor belt using a wrench. The employee's gloved hand was caught in the machine resulting in the amputation of the right pinky fingertip.

Source

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