Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Ventura Foods, LLC
Start: 5/24/2024

1 amputation · 2024054592 · 5/24/2024 · Ventura Foods, LLC

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: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: Ventura Foods, LLC
Location: 1100 Defiel Rd., SAGINAW, TEXAS, 76179
NAICS: 311999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the metal detector on a packaging line. He was removing and repositioning the two-inch, metal ball valve joint when it actuated and amputated approximately one inch of their right index finger.

Source

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