Amputations

Name: Amputations at Sweetener Solutions, LLC
Start: 4/25/2019

1 amputation · 2019044191 · 4/25/2019 · Sweetener Solutions, 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 regular operation
Source: Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name: Sweetener Solutions, LLC
Location: 74 Columbia Drive BLVD, POOLER, GEORGIA, 31322
NAICS: 561910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was assisting the operator of a vertical form fill sealing (VFFS) machine. He was attempting to align the plastic bags for printing and using the machine activation button to jog the machine when the tip of his left middle finger was caught and amputated between the clamps.

Source

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