Amputations

Name: Amputations at Sonstegard Foods of Georgia, Inc.
Start: 12/31/2020

1 amputation · 20201212133 · 12/31/2020 · Sonstegard Foods of Georgia, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
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: Sonstegard Foods of Georgia, Inc.
Location: 2079 MEMORIAL PARK ROAD, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30501
NAICS: 311999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a scraper to clean a dryer chute. As the employee was cleaning the inside of the chute, the air lock blades amputated the employee's right middle, ring, and index fingers. The machine was running at the time.

Source

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