Amputations

Name: Amputations at Freshpet, Inc.
Start: 10/17/2023

1 amputation · 2023109602 · 10/17/2023 · Freshpet, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Freshpet, Inc.
Location: 4800 Sterilite Drive, ENNIS, TEXAS, 75119
NAICS: 311111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was making an adjustment on a case erector when it disengaged, causing a piston to move from the downward to the upward position. The piston pinched the tip of their left little finger, resulting in a fracture and an amputation.

Source

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