Amputations

Name: Amputations at Garden of Light, Inc.
Start: 4/5/2017

1 amputation · 2017043102 · 4/5/2017 · Garden of Light, 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: Garden of Light, Inc.
Location: 127 Park Avenue, EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06108
NAICS: 311812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unjamming product from a machine when the equipment started and the employee's left hand was caught in the auger resulting in amputation of three fingers. The auger guard was not in place at the time.

Source

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