Amputations

Name: Amputations at SOUTHERN PACKAGING, INC.
Start: 2/11/2021

1 amputation · 2021021263 · 2/11/2021 · SOUTHERN PACKAGING, 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: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: SOUTHERN PACKAGING, INC.
Location: 7271 HIGHWAY 190 WEST, PORT ALLEN, LOUISIANA, 70767
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was observing a wood chipper. A log cutoff was jammed in the conveyor belt coming from the merchandiser to the chipper. While working to free the jam, the employee's finger got caught between the log and the side of the conveyor. His left ring finger was amputated.

Source

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