Amputations

Name: Amputations at Norpaco, Inc.
Start: 9/5/2017

1 amputation · 2017098550 · 9/5/2017 · Norpaco, 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: Norpaco, Inc.
Location: 80 Bysiewicz Drive, MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, 06457
NAICS: 311999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was sweeping the floor around an olive pitting machine when her hand entered the auger chute, which then amputated her pinky finger and lacerated her middle/ring fingers.

Source

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