Glanbia Foods, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — GOODING, IDAHO
| Employer | Glanbia Foods, Inc. | Report ID | 2015086065 |
| Address | 1734 S. 2300 E. | City, State ZIP | GOODING, IDAHO 83330 |
| Event Date | August 24, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311513 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.94000, -114.63000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An maintenance employee opened a closed panel of an energized motor which activated unexpectedly catching the employee's index, ring and middle fingers in the pulley system and causing an amputation injury.
Incident Summary
On August 24, 2015, a worker at Glanbia Foods, Inc. in GOODING, IDAHO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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