Amputations

Name: Amputations at Zummo Meat Co., Inc.
Start: 2/15/2018

1 amputation · 2018021607 · 2/15/2018 · Zummo Meat Co., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Meat grinders

Employer

Name: Zummo Meat Co., Inc.
Location: 3705 St. James Blvd., BEAUMONT, TEXAS, 77705
NAICS: 424470
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the meat grinding machine. The machine was turned on while the employee's hand was inside resulting in amputation of the right index, middle, ring and pinky fingers at the first knuckle.

Source

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