Amputations

Name: Amputations at Sensory Effects, Inc.
Start: 3/11/2017

1 amputation · 2017032258 · 3/11/2017 · Sensory Effects, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Sensory Effects, Inc.
Location: 231 Rock Industrial Park Drive, BRIDGETON, MISSOURI, 63044
NAICS: 311930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a rotary valve machine when a coworker activated the machine, which then amputated the employee's index finger between the first knuckle and fingernail. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Source

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