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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022054594 · 5/26/2022 · Ardent Mills

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

Employer

Name
Ardent Mills
Location
258 Harvest Lane, POCONO SUMMIT, PENNSYLVANIA, 18346
NAICS
311211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was powering down a second break roller mill, which is used to grind wheat into flour. The employee's fingers became caught in a pinch point, resulting in amputation of the middle fingertip to the third knuckle and fractures to the index and ring fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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