Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Rich Ice Cream Co.
Start: 9/6/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024098283 · 9/6/2024 · Rich Ice Cream Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Rich Ice Cream Co.
Location: 2915 S. DIXIE HWY., WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33405
NAICS: 311520
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a popsicle that was stuck inside the dry coating machine. The impeller blades struck his right hand and he sustained fractures and lacerations to four fingers, crushed bones in the palm of his hand, and a partial amputation of the middle finger above the last knuckle.

Source

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