Amputations

Name: Amputations at FRITO-LAY, INC.
Start: 6/6/2022

1 amputation · 2022064881 · 6/6/2022 · FRITO-LAY, INC.

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, unspecified
Source: Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage

Employer

Name: FRITO-LAY, INC.
Location: 10 Spud Lane, BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK, 13904
NAICS: 311919
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the blade on a cutter-mixer machine when the blade engaged while their right hand was inside the mixer. The employee suffered a laceration to their thumb and an amputation of their index finger.

Source

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