Amputations

Name: Amputations at Lopez Foods, Inc.
Start: 9/16/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023098566 · 9/16/2023 · Lopez Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: Meat grinders

Employer

Name: Lopez Foods, Inc.
Location: 9500 NW 4th Street, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73127
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a grinder located in the meat department. Upon lifting the access door cover, the employee's hand was caught by the rotating paddles and pinned against the door opening. The employee's left hand was amputated.

Source

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