Amputations

Name: Amputations at Del Monte Foods, Inc.
Start: 8/3/2019

1 amputation · 2019087959 · 8/3/2019 · Del Monte Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Del Monte Foods, Inc.
Location: 680 E. John St., MARKESAN, WISCONSIN, 53946
NAICS: 311421
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a bean-grading machine in preparation for sanitation. The employee was opening the doors to clean the machine with a power washer when his right ring finger was caught by a roller with a solid bar. The finger was amputated at the second knuckle.

Source

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