Amputations

Name: Amputations at Zoroco Packing Inc.
Start: 5/22/2017

1 amputation · 2017054634 · 5/22/2017 · Zoroco Packing 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, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Zoroco Packing Inc.
Location: 14702 Karcher Rd., CALDWELL, IDAHO, 83607
NAICS: 493120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a melt stick former that cuts butter into sticks. She was attempting to remove a piece of paper that was stuck to the filler (blade) when the blade partially amputated her right middle finger below the nail and cut her right index finger.

Source

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