Amputations

Name: Amputations at Kent Precision Food Group, Inc.
Start: 9/1/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023098074 · 9/1/2023 · Kent Precision Food Group, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Special process machinery, unspecified
Secondary source: Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name: Kent Precision Food Group, Inc.
Location: 1409 HWY 45 South, COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, 39701
NAICS: 311941
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning inside a machine using a rag. The rag was caught in a sprocket and their hand was pulled into the machine, resulting in the amputation of two fingers.

Source

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