Amputations

Name: Amputations at AJINOMOTO
Start: 10/31/2023

1 amputation · 20231010031 · 10/31/2023 · AJINOMOTO

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Food slicers

Employer

Name: AJINOMOTO
Location: 3131 S QUAIL, JOPLIN, MISSOURI, 64804
NAICS: 311919
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing waste from an onion slicer when the blade contacted their left ring and little fingers. The employee sustained a laceration to a finger and the partial amputation of a fingertip without bone loss.

Source

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