Amputations

Name: Amputations at Guggisberg Cheese, Inc.
Start: 12/21/2023

1 amputation · 20231211572 · 12/21/2023 · Guggisberg Cheese, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: Guggisberg Cheese, Inc.
Location: 1545 County Road 70, SUGARCREEK, OHIO, 44681
NAICS: 311513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.

Source

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