Amputations

Name: Amputations at Morski Brands, Inc.
Start: 5/20/2020

1 amputation · 2020054656 · 5/20/2020 · Morski Brands, 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, unspecified

Employer

Name: Morski Brands, Inc.
Location: 1530 La Dawn Drive, PORTAGE, WISCONSIN, 53901
NAICS: 311999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a processing line. He was moving to insert a drain plug into a hopper, below an auger, when his left middle finger slipped into the drain hole. The auger amputated his fingertip.

Source

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