Amputations

Name: Amputations at PECO FOODS, INC.
Start: 9/4/2021

1 amputation · 2021097631 · 9/4/2021 · PECO FOODS, INC.

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, unspecified
Source: Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source: Caps, lids, covers, unspecified

Employer

Name: PECO FOODS, INC.
Location: 15292 HWY 21 SOUTH, SEBASTOPOL, MISSISSIPPI, 39359
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was putting a metal cover on a frame belt. An end of the cover got caught on some frames passing underneath, causing the cover to pinch the employee's right little finger and ring finger. The little finger was amputated just below the nail.

Source

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