Hiland Dairy Foods, LLC Chandler Plant
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CHANDLER, OKLAHOMA
| Employer | Hiland Dairy Foods, LLC Chandler Plant | Report ID | 2022109317 |
| Address | 1100 Thunderbird Road | City, State ZIP | CHANDLER, OKLAHOMA 74834 |
| Event Date | October 24, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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) | 311511 | Inspection # | 1630850 |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.71000, -96.89000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting/unjamming a milk bottle machine. The machine cycled and the mold clamped down on the employee's right hand. The hand was fractured and multiple fingers were amputated.
Incident Summary
On October 24, 2022, a worker at Hiland Dairy Foods, LLC Chandler Plant in CHANDLER, OKLAHOMA 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 hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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