Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Jensen Food Co
Start: 4/3/2024

1 amputation · 2024042952 · 4/3/2024 · Jensen Food Co

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment unspecified
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Jensen Food Co
Location: 167 West Bromley Lane, BRIGHTON, COLORADO, 80601
NAICS: 311999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing away soy flakes that were pouring out of the bottom of the trough of a soy flake auger when their right hand was struck by the auger. This resulted in a middle fingertip amputation to the distal knuckle.

Source

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