Amputations

Name: Amputations at Homestat Farms
Start: 3/12/2019

1 amputation · 2019032641 · 3/12/2019 · Homestat Farms

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Barrels, drums-except pressurized

Employer

Name: Homestat Farms
Location: 201 Race Street, HIGHSPIRE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17034
NAICS: 31181
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a 55-gallon drum of malt liquid weighing 655 pounds. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the drum and a frame, causing a partial fingertip amputation.

Source

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