Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tip Top Poultry
Start: 7/27/2020

1 amputation · 2020077067 · 7/27/2020 · Tip Top Poultry

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name: Tip Top Poultry
Location: 327 Wallace Rd., MARIETTA, GEORGIA, 30062
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee moved a small step stool under a stationary fan so he could reach the fan. The employee was repositioning the fan when his left hand slipped past the guard and contacted the metal fan blades. The first and third fingertips on his left hand were lacerated and the second fingertip was amputated.

Source

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