Amputations

Name: Amputations at Standard Process Inc.
Start: 4/4/2017

1 amputation · 2017043029 · 4/4/2017 · Standard Process Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: Standard Process Inc.
Location: 1200 W Royal Lee Drive, PALMYRA, WISCONSIN, 53156
NAICS: 325411
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was beginning the clean-in-place process. The employee disconnected the air line which de-energized the valve causing it to close on the employee's right index finger and amputate the fingertip.

Source

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