Amputations

Name: Amputations at Knouse Foods, Inc.
Start: 5/25/2023

1 amputation · 2023054662 · 5/25/2023 · Knouse Foods, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Knouse Foods, Inc.
Location: 800 Peach Glen-Idaville Rd., PEACH GLEN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17375
NAICS: 311421
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a wrench to unjam a metal basket that was being used in an apple cooking process. When the basket was unjammed, it struck his left middle finger, knocking it against a steam injection cooker. The fingertip was broken and partially amputated.

Source

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