Amputations

Name: Amputations at Hill's Pet Nutrition, INC.
Start: 8/24/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021087220 · 8/24/2021 · Hill's Pet Nutrition, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Hill's Pet Nutrition, INC.
Location: 400 S Weaver Rd, EMPORIA, KANSAS, 66801
NAICS: 311111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a vent hose from a rotary valve. The employee's left index finger was caught in the equipment, which amputated the fingertip at the top knuckle.

Source

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