Amputations

Name: Amputations at L&S Sweeteners
Start: 7/8/2020

1 amputation · 2020076334 · 7/8/2020 · L&S Sweeteners

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: Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name: L&S Sweeteners
Location: 388 East Main Street, LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17540
NAICS: 424490
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was running a 50-pound bag of sugar through a bag sealer while attempting to correct a problem with the machine. His left index finger was caught in the machine's drive pulleys, and the fingertip was medically amputated. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

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