Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Hapco Farms
Start: 1/15/2024

1 amputation · 2024010367 · 1/15/2024 · Hapco Farms

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Grain, forage, feed processing and handling machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Hapco Farms
Location: 850 Raco Drive, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, 30046
NAICS: 424490
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a potato sizer line when the fingertips on his left hand were pinched between the belt and pulley. The employee's left index, middle, ring, and little fingers were amputated before the first knuckle.

Source

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