Amputations

Name: Amputations at American Protein Corporation
Start: 9/15/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023098543 · 9/15/2023 · American Protein Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: American Protein Corporation
Location: 1197 U.S. Hwy 83, SUBLETTE, KANSAS, 67877
NAICS: 311119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unjamming powder in the chute of a machine when the airlock inside the chute actuated and amputated their right index, middle, and ring fingertips.

Source

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