Amputations

Name: Amputations at Schwan Food Co
Start: 12/7/2021

1 amputation · 20211210497 · 12/7/2021 · Schwan Food Co

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

Employer

Name: Schwan Food Co
Location: 1307 39th street north, FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, 58102
NAICS: 311813
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee locked out a machine that stretches bread dough in order to replace the chain. After replacing the chain, the employee removed the lockout tag and was watching the chain cycle through. The employee leaned up against the equipment frame when his left hand slipped and went into the chain and sprocket, resulting in an amputation of the index finger.

Source

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