Amputations

Name: Amputations at OLE MEXICAN FOODS, INC.
Start: 7/9/2021

1 amputation · 2021075620 · 7/9/2021 · OLE MEXICAN FOODS, 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: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: OLE MEXICAN FOODS, INC.
Location: 6585 CRESCENT DRIVE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA, 30071
NAICS: 311830
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking a flour return valve that was reported as out of position. The employee connected and disconnected the pneumatic air hose to the piston. The piston's reciprocating movement restarted and it struck the tip of the employee's right index finger, causing an amputation.

Source

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