Amputations

Name: Amputations at Birds Eye Foods LLC
Start: 10/30/2018

1 amputation · 20181011200 · 10/30/2018 · Birds Eye Foods LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Birds Eye Foods LLC
Location: W8880 County Rd X, DARIEN, WISCONSIN, 53114
NAICS: 311411
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was tightening a plate on a sauce chip tunnel machine when the plate moved (indexed), resulting in an amputation to the tip of the employee's right little finger. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

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