Amputations

Name: Amputations at Birds Eye Foods LLC
Start: 11/18/2017

1 amputation · 20171111094 · 11/18/2017 · Birds Eye Foods LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Bottling, canning, filling machinery

Employer

Name: Birds Eye Foods LLC
Location: W8880 County Rd X, DARIEN, WISCONSIN, 53114
NAICS: 311411
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a drive chain on a tote fill conveyor when the conveyor started. His left middle and ring fingertips were then caught and amputated between the conveyor's chain and sprocket. The chain and sprocket were unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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