Amputations

Name: Amputations at Phibro Animal Health Corp.
Start: 10/15/2020

1 amputation · 2020109804 · 10/15/2020 · Phibro Animal Health Corp.

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 regular operation
Source: Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral

Employer

Name: Phibro Animal Health Corp.
Location: 6930 F Street, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68117
NAICS: 311119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adding bags of minerals to a mixer. His fingers were caught in the rotating mixer blades while sweeping residual material into the opening resulting in amputation of the right index and middle fingertips. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Source

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