Amputations

Name: Amputations at Aryzta LLC
Start: 8/25/2017

1 amputation · 2017088187 · 8/25/2017 · Aryzta LLC

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: Conveyors-chain

Employer

Name: Aryzta LLC
Location: 2 Chestnut Hill Dr., HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18202
NAICS: 311812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On August 25, 2017, at approximately 3:45 PM, an employee was working on a conveyor. The conveyor was turned off and locked out to perform the maintenance. The conveyor was then turned back on and the employee was attempting to get up when his right index finger came in contact with the conveyor chain and sprocket, amputating/avulsing his right index fingertip.

Source

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