Amputations

Name: Amputations at George Hackney, Inc.
Start: 4/15/2021

1 amputation · 2021043150 · 4/15/2021 · George Hackney, Inc.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name: George Hackney, Inc.
Location: 816 Commerce Blvd., MIDWAY, FLORIDA, 32343
NAICS: 111421
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On April 15, 2021, an employee conducted a test run of a new bagging machine when one of the bags got hung up in the bagging compartment. The employee attempted to unjam the machine when his left index finger became caught between the cutter and a flat piece of metal at the base. The employee suffered the amputation of his left index finger tip without bone loss.

Source

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