Amputations

Name: Amputations at Cooper Farms, Inc.
Start: 1/29/2018

1 amputation · 2018010963 · 1/29/2018 · Cooper Farms, Inc.

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 regular operation
Source: Butchering machinery
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Cooper Farms, Inc.
Location: Cooper Farms Processing, SAINT HENRY, OHIO, 45883
NAICS: 111998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a piece of turkey from a de-skinning machine when the machine caught his glove and pulled his right hand into the equipment, amputating his right ring fingertip.

Source

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