Amputations

Name: Amputations at Frito-Lay Inc
Start: 9/13/2021

1 amputation · 2021097893 · 9/13/2021 · Frito-Lay Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Overhead hoists-electric powered
Secondary source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name: Frito-Lay Inc
Location: 1200 Ga Hwy 247 S, KATHLEEN, GEORGIA, 31047
NAICS: 311919
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lowering a hopper into an extruder using an electric hoist. His left middle and index fingers were caught between the hopper and the extruder, resulting in amputations to the fingertips.

Source

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