Amputations

Name: Amputations at Knouse Foods
Start: 5/9/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018054490 · 5/9/2018 · Knouse Foods

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Secondary source: Clothing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Knouse Foods
Location: 421 Grant Street, CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17201
NAICS: 311421
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to free an apple that was stuck in an auger when the employee's clothing became caught in the auger. The employee then suffered a left hand amputation at the wrist, broken bones, contusions, and lacerations.

Source

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