Amputations

Name: Amputations at R F OWENS CO, INC.
Start: 8/27/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021087360 · 8/27/2021 · R F OWENS CO, 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: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: R F OWENS CO, INC.
Location: 53 East Center Street, WEST BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS, 02379
NAICS: 445110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On August 27, 2021, an employee was using a patty machine to make hamburger patties. The employee was straightening a metal mold plate below the knockout cup when the machine amputated the tips of two fingers on the employee's left hand. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Source

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