Amputations

Name: Amputations at Fishbelt Feeds, Inc.
Start: 3/6/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017032083 · 3/6/2017 · Fishbelt Feeds, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
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: Fishbelt Feeds, Inc.
Location: 33 Morehead Itta Bena Rd., MOORHEAD, MISSISSIPPI, 38761
NAICS: 311119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loading a bin with catfish feed when the machine clogged. The employee tried to clear the clog and caught their left hand in the rollers resulting in amputation of four fingers. The guard was removed at the time.

Source

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