Amputations

Name: Amputations at Echo Lake Foods Inc.
Start: 5/21/2019

1 amputation · 2019055124 · 5/21/2019 · Echo Lake 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 regular operation
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Echo Lake Foods Inc.
Location: 316 W Grove St, BURLINGTON, WISCONSIN, 53105
NAICS: 311412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A temporary employee was feeding film into a pancake line machine when his right hand was caught on the cutting head, resulting in a middle fingertip amputation. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

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