Amputations

Name: Amputations at Associated Milk Producers Inc
Start: 10/19/2022

1 amputation · 2022109140 · 10/19/2022 · Associated Milk Producers Inc

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Associated Milk Producers Inc
Location: 127 Commercial Avenue West, HOVEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57450
NAICS: 311513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a cheese curd auger and was attempting to clear cheese from the chute when his right ring finger was caught by the auger, causing a partial amputation of the distal portion of the finger.

Source

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