Amputations

Name: Amputations at NATIONAL FOOD CORPORATION
Start: 5/27/2020

1 amputation · 2020054917 · 5/27/2020 · NATIONAL FOOD CORPORATION

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: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: NATIONAL FOOD CORPORATION
Location: 25351 NATIONAL AVENUE, PLANKINTON, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57368
NAICS: 112310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While removing debris from a manure handling belt, an employee slipped and their hand was caught in the chain and sprocket drive system of the belt. The employee sustained amputations of the pinky and ring fingers at the proximal joints.

Source

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