Amputations

Name: Amputations at Cooper Farms, Inc.
Start: 2/11/2020

1 amputation · 2020021375 · 2/11/2020 · Cooper Farms, 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: Cooper Farms, Inc.
Location: Cooper Farms Processing, SAINT HENRY, OHIO, 45883
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On February 11, 2020, an employee was using a hose to spray off equipment. The employee attempted to move a conveyor belt, but its casters were locked; the employee's left hand slipped into the running conveyor belt, which amputated the middle fingertip.

Source

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