Amputations

Name: Amputations at Mizkan America, Inc.
Start: 6/17/2021

1 amputation · 2021064964 · 6/17/2021 · Mizkan America, 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 regular operation
Source: Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source: Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name: Mizkan America, Inc.
Location: 445 N. Dakota Ave., LAKE ALFRED, FLORIDA, 33850
NAICS: 311941
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had just finished cleaning a gear box leak. As he turned the machine back on, the chain grabbed a napkin in his right hand and pulled his index finger into the chain and sprocket. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip.

Source

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