Amputations

Name: Amputations at Frito-Lay, Inc.
Start: 2/26/2018

1 amputation · 2018021950 · 2/26/2018 · Frito-Lay, 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, n.e.c.
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name: Frito-Lay, Inc.
Location: 1200 Hwy. 247, KATHLEEN, GEORGIA, 31047
NAICS: 311919
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking on the pull belt function of a bag maker machine when the employee's left middle finger was caught in the machine's belt and pulley, amputating the fingertip.

Source

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