Amputations

Name: Amputations at St. Bernard Soap Company
Start: 1/23/2022

1 amputation · 2022010667 · 1/23/2022 · St. Bernard Soap Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: St. Bernard Soap Company
Location: 5177 Spring Grove Ave, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45217
NAICS: 325611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On January 23, 2022, an employee was trying to clear a jam in a soap stamping machine. The point of operation caught the employee's right hand, amputating the ring and little fingertips. The machine was unguarded at the time, and its safety interlock was not working.

Source

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