Amputations

Name: Amputations at American Blanching Company
Start: 7/15/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022076178 · 7/15/2022 · American Blanching Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: American Blanching Company
Location: 155 Rip Wiley Road, FITZGERALD, GEORGIA, 31750
NAICS: 311911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee's left hand was caught by the butterfly valve inside a bulk line sugar feeder. The machine amputated his index, middle, and ring fingertips at the first knuckle.

Source

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