Amputations

Name: Amputations at WADSWORTH OLD CHICAGO, INC.
Start: 11/27/2017

1 amputation · 20171111258 · 11/27/2017 · WADSWORTH OLD CHICAGO, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Meat grinders

Employer

Name: WADSWORTH OLD CHICAGO, INC.
Location: 8251 N Booth Ave, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64158
NAICS: 722210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was shredding chicken using a machine when his right hand entered the hopper and contacted the blades, amputating his middle finger from the nailbed.

Source

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