Amputations

Name: Amputations at Whitfield Foods, Inc.
Start: 8/1/2023

1 amputation · 2023086953 · 8/1/2023 · Whitfield Foods, Inc.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Product labeling machinery

Employer

Name: Whitfield Foods, Inc.
Location: 1101 North Court Street, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 36104
NAICS: 312111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jammed label while operating a labeling machine. The machine amputated her right index finger between the first knuckle and the fingernail.

Source

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