Amputations

Name: Amputations at Guttenplans Frozen Dough, Inc.
Start: 2/2/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018021127 · 2/2/2018 · Guttenplans Frozen Dough, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name: Guttenplans Frozen Dough, Inc.
Location: 100 State Highway 36, MIDDLETOWN, NEW JERSEY, 07748
NAICS: 311822
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a piece of dough ball from a machine when his right hand contacted the chain and sprocket mechanism. His right index finger was amputated to the second knuckle. The chain and sprocket were unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

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