Amputations

Name: Amputations at B&G Foods North America, Inc.
Start: 4/10/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021043012 · 4/10/2021 · B&G Foods North America, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage

Employer

Name: B&G Foods North America, Inc.
Location: 430 Industrial Circle, STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN, 53589
NAICS: 311422
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had just finished cleaning a ribbon mixer and was lifting himself up when a rotating mixer blade amputated his right index finger below the second knuckle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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