Amputations

Name: Amputations at Pepperidge Farm, Inc.
Start: 5/16/2018

1 amputation · 2018054779 · 5/16/2018 · Pepperidge Farm, 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 regular operation
Source: Shearing machines

Employer

Name: Pepperidge Farm, Inc.
Location: 1414 Blue Hills Avenue, BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT, 06002
NAICS: 311812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On May 16, 2018, an employee was cutting a piece of stainless steel on a shear in the maintenance shop when two of his left-hand fingertips were caught in the shear point. One finger lost a fingernail and some flesh, while the second lost flesh.

Source

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