Amputations

Name: Amputations at BEF Foods, Inc.
Start: 9/4/2020

1 amputation · 2020098443 · 9/4/2020 · BEF Foods, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name: BEF Foods, Inc.
Location: 651 Commerce Parkway, LIMA, OHIO, 45804
NAICS: 311999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 4, 2020, an employee was performing sanitation duties on a horizontal auger when their left arm became caught in the auger. The employee sustained an amputation to the left arm above the elbow.

Source

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