Amputations

Name: Amputations at J.H. Routh Packing Company
Start: 12/17/2021

1 amputation · 20211210832 · 12/17/2021 · J.H. Routh Packing Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: J.H. Routh Packing Company
Location: 4413 W. Bogart Rd., SANDUSKY, OHIO, 44870
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a meat processing line, inspecting a ham leg, when they noticed two pieces of ham leg approaching the hind foot saw. The employee slipped while reaching to grab them, and the saw amputated their right middle finger at the first knuckle.

Source

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