Amputations

Name: Amputations at Bel Brands USA
Start: 12/8/2017

1 amputation · 20171211671 · 12/8/2017 · Bel Brands USA

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: Dairy and milk processing machinery-specialized

Employer

Name: Bel Brands USA
Location: 811 32nd Avenue, BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57006
NAICS: 311513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to manually clean a tumbler when the employee's right hand became caught in the tumbler, amputating the index fingertip. The tumbler was in operation at the time.

Source

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