Amputations

Name: Amputations at Mountaire Farms of Delmarva
Start: 6/5/2023

1 amputation · 2023064944 · 6/5/2023 · Mountaire Farms of Delmarva

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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 during regular operation
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name: Mountaire Farms of Delmarva
Location: 55 Hosier Street, SELBYVILLE, DELAWARE, 19944
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had just placed a box and bag into a packaging machine and cycled the machine. The employee noticed that the bag was crooked and went to stop the machine. As they straightened the bag, the sealing bars of the machine closed onto employee's right middle finger and amputated it.

Source

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