Amputations

Name: Amputations at Village Farms, L.P.
Start: 9/1/2020

1 amputation · 2020098328 · 9/1/2020 · Village Farms, L.P.

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: Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source: Handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Village Farms, L.P.
Location: State Hwy 17 North, Marfa,TX 79843, MARFA, TEXAS, 79843
NAICS: 111419
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was greasing the chain on a machine when the lubricating hose of the grease device became caught on the chain and sprocket, pulling the employee's right hand into the chain and sprocket. As a result, the employee's right index fingertip was amputated.

Source

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