Amputations

Name: Amputations at Agropur Inc.
Start: 10/25/2017

1 amputation · 20171010245 · 10/25/2017 · Agropur 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: Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Agropur Inc.
Location: 547 West Nez Perce Ave, JEROME, IDAHO, 83338
NAICS: 311513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to move a barrel back onto a forklift when the pallet broke. The barrel then shifted, pinching the employee's finger between the barrel and the forklift mast. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Source

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