Amputations

Name: Amputations at Universal Pasteurization
Start: 1/20/2017

1 amputation · 2017010634 · 1/20/2017 · Universal Pasteurization

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, unspecified
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name: Universal Pasteurization
Location: 100 HD Williams Industrial Dr., VILLA RICA, GEORGIA, 30180
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working with a high-pressure processing machine and was trying to put the push arm back when the machine reset and caught the employee's finger between the sheet metal and the push arm. The employee suffered a contusion and amputation to the left ring fingertip.

Source

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