Amputations

Name: Amputations at Wenger Feeds, LLC
Start: 7/10/2021

1 amputation · 2021075665 · 7/10/2021 · Wenger Feeds, LLC

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: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Wenger Feeds, LLC
Location: 111 West Harrisburg Avenue, RHEEMS, PENNSYLVANIA, 17570
NAICS: 311119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to clear a jam in a pellet mill. A portion of the mill was still cycling and the rollers caught the employee's right hand. The index finger was medically amputated.

Source

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