Amputations

Name: Amputations at Rich Products Corporation
Start: 3/21/2018

1 amputation · 2018032751 · 3/21/2018 · Rich Products Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Rich Products Corporation
Location: 14847 Fairway Pines Drive, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, 77489
NAICS: 311813
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A temporary employee was washing down a crumb machine with a water hose when his left hand contacted a rotating auger, partially amputating his middle finger below the second knuckle. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

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