BLUE BELL CREAMERIES
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA
| Employer | BLUE BELL CREAMERIES | Report ID | 2020021175 |
| Address | 8201 OLD HIGHWAY 51 | City, State ZIP | BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA 74014 |
| Event Date | February 5, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311520 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.04000, -95.74000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was filling the cup and lid dispensing mechanism of a packing machine when the lids became jammed. She was able to remove all lids that were stacked in the dispensing mechanism, but one lid was jammed between the stacking mechanism and the lidding stomper. As she attempted to remove this lid, her right index fingertip was pinched between the lid stomper and the rotating table (nest plates), resulting in the amputation of the fingertip right above the nail bed.
Incident Summary
On February 5, 2020, a worker at BLUE BELL CREAMERIES in BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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