Amputations

Name: Amputations at Kalmbach Feed, Inc.
Start: 10/17/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022109067 · 10/17/2022 · Kalmbach Feed, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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, n.e.c.
Source: Vacuum cleaners
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Kalmbach Feed, Inc.
Location: 908 Mount Rock Road, SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17257
NAICS: 311119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking across the parking lot with a central vacuum system when their leather glove was caught in the air lock. The metal fan amputated the employee's right index, middle, and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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