Amputations

Name: Amputations at Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
Start: 12/6/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20231211142 · 12/6/2023 · Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Slip without fall, unspecified
Source: Movable ladders, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
Location: 423 N. Norton Avenue, SYLACAUGA, ALABAMA, 35150
NAICS: 311520
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working from a platform ladder, spraying a tank with water to clean it. The employee slipped; as she tried to steady herself, her right middle finger was caught in a pinch point. The fingertip was amputated and she was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

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