Amputations

Name: Amputations at Sun-Tek Pet, LLC
Start: 2/6/2019

1 amputation · 2019021357 · 2/6/2019 · Sun-Tek Pet, 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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Extruding machinery
Secondary source: Shovels

Employer

Name: Sun-Tek Pet, LLC
Location: 2006 Waldrep Industrial Blvd., DUBLIN, GEORGIA, 31021
NAICS: 311119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying un-stop a conditioner on an extruder with a shovel when the shovel became caught in the machine and pushed his thumb against the conditioner housing. The tip of his right thumb was amputated between the nail and knuckle.

Source

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