Amputations

Name: Amputations at J.R. Simplot Company
Start: 7/10/2023

1 amputation · 2023076088 · 7/10/2023 · J.R. Simplot Company

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: Metalworking lathes
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: J.R. Simplot Company
Location: 3630 Gateway Drive, GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, 58203
NAICS: 311411
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was polishing a piece of metal, which was clamped in the vise of a metal-turning lathe. The vise caught the employee's glove and pulled in his hand, amputating his right index finger.

Source

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