LITEHOUSE INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SANDPOINT, IDAHO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at LITEHOUSE INC. in SANDPOINT, IDAHO
Employer LITEHOUSE INC. Report ID 2015020735
Address 1109 N. Ella Ave. City, State ZIP SANDPOINT, IDAHO 83864
Event Date February 24, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Bottling, canning, filling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311941 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 48.28000, -116.56000

Incident Narrative

Employee was operating a product filling machine and the machine was leaking onto on the containers. The employee opened up the safety guard and tried to wipe down the heat jaws with a cloth when the jaws closed on his hand, amputating three fingers.

Incident Summary

On February 24, 2015, a worker at LITEHOUSE INC. in SANDPOINT, IDAHO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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