Amputations

Name: Amputations at Darlington Snacks
Start: 2/17/2021

1 amputation · 2021021487 · 2/17/2021 · Darlington Snacks

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: Special process machinery, unspecified
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Darlington Snacks
Location: 1401 Junge Boulevard, JOPLIN, MISSOURI, 64804
NAICS: 311919
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing a belt on a blower motor. The machinery started and the pulley pulled in the employee's right glove. The employee was injured and underwent a surgical amputation of the right ring finger.

Source

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