Amputations

Name: Amputations at Conagra Brands, Inc.
Start: 4/28/2020

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020043904 · 4/28/2020 · Conagra Brands, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Conagra Brands, Inc.
Location: 100 W. Calumet, CENTRALIA, ILLINOIS, 62801
NAICS: 311919
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On April 28, 2020, a temporary employee was operating the brownie mix sifter in the layer packaging department. The sifter became clogged with the brownie mix product at the sifter beat screw housing. The employee's left hand fingers were caught in the rotating auger while unclogging the sifter severing the fingertips.

Source

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