Amputations

Name: Amputations at Lamb Weston
Start: 10/8/2022

1 amputation · 2022108870 · 10/8/2022 · Lamb Weston

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Hand grinders-powered
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Lamb Weston
Location: 2975 Lamb Weston Road, AMERICAN FALLS, IDAHO, 83211
NAICS: 311421
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a palm grinder to round edges on a metal sheet. The grinder blade caught his cut-resistant glove, pulled in his right thumb, and partially amputated it.

Source

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