Amputations

Name: Amputations at Foremost Farms USA, Cooperative
Start: 3/18/2018

1 amputation · 2018032650 · 3/18/2018 · Foremost Farms USA, Cooperative

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name: Foremost Farms USA, Cooperative
Location: 501 S. PINE STREET, REEDSBURG, WISCONSIN, 53959
NAICS: 311512
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to close a valve on a milk transfer line when the valve snapped shut under pressure, closing on and partially amputating the employee's right ring fingertip.

Source

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