Amputations

Name: Amputations at Peco Foods, Inc
Start: 12/27/2018

1 amputation · 20181213209 · 12/27/2018 · Peco Foods, Inc

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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name: Peco Foods, Inc
Location: 4114 US 67 South, POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS, 72455
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was assisting with the cleaning of a batter applicator machine. While removing a segment of poultry from a pipe, which was connected to a 1.5-inch positive displacement pump, the employee's right index fingertip was amputated by the pump.

Source

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