Amputations

Name: Amputations at Spoetzl Brewery, Inc.
Start: 6/25/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018066280 · 6/25/2018 · Spoetzl Brewery, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Product labeling machinery
Secondary source: Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name: Spoetzl Brewery, Inc.
Location: 603 East Brewery Street, SHINER, TEXAS, 77984
NAICS: 312120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a label machine. He was jogging the machine and cleaning glue off the glue roller when the sponge he was using got caught between the roller and the pallet, pulling in his fingers. Part of his right middle finger was detached and the tip of the ring finger was crushed.

Source

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