Amputations

Name: Amputations at Refresco US, Inc.
Start: 3/17/2017

1 amputation · 2017032487 · 3/17/2017 · Refresco US, 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: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name: Refresco US, Inc.
Location: 1701 Lee St, FORT GIBSON, OKLAHOMA, 74434
NAICS: 312111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to unjam a boxing machine. The machine cycled and his right hand was caught in a chain and sprocket resulting in several broken fingers. The right pinky finger was later amputated.

Source

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