Amputations

Name: Amputations at Nicholas Meat, LLC
Start: 2/10/2023

1 amputation · 2023021309 · 2/10/2023 · Nicholas Meat, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: Nicholas Meat, LLC
Location: 508 East Valley Road, LOGANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 17747
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A temporary employee was performing tasks on the cold scale when a beef carcass became lodged on the peroxyacetic acid wash cabinet as it moved down the automated line. As the employee dislodged the carcass from cabinet, his hand became caught between the carcass and the cabinet, resulting in amputation of the little fingertip.

Source

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