Bektrom Foods, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — CANDO, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Bektrom Foods, Inc. | Report ID | 2016054388 |
| Address | 1301 Fifth Avenue | City, State ZIP | CANDO, NORTH DAKOTA 58324 |
| Event Date | May 19, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311824 | Inspection # | 1151261 |
| GPS Coordinates | 48.48000, -99.20000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing plastic from the sprocket of a machine when his right thumb was pulled in and amputated above the knuckle. The machine was running at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On May 19, 2016, a worker at Bektrom Foods, Inc. in CANDO, NORTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.
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