Amputations

Name: Amputations at Gem State Processing, LLC
Start: 4/18/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022043346 · 4/18/2022 · Gem State Processing, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Wrenches-power not determined

Employer

Name: Gem State Processing, LLC
Location: 951 Hwy 30, HEYBURN, IDAHO, 83336
NAICS: 311423
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a dehydrator circulation fan that was moving due to centrifugal force. The employee attempted to stop the fan with a wrench. His hand was forced into the framework resulting in a partial amputation to the right middle finger.

Source

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