Amputations

Name: Amputations at The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
Start: 12/14/2019

1 amputation · 20191212840 · 12/14/2019 · The Hain Celestial Group, 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 regular operation
Source: Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage

Employer

Name: The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
Location: 3775 Hempland Rd,, MOUNTVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17554
NAICS: 311211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a stepladder to pour seasoning mix into a mixer. The scoop fell into the machine; as the employee was retrieving it, the machine amputated his right ring finger to the second knuckle and lacerated his right little finger with tendon damage. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

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