W.H. Braum, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — TUTTLE, OKLAHOMA
| Employer | W.H. Braum, Inc. | Report ID | 2024032539 |
| Address | 491 County Street 2880 | City, State ZIP | TUTTLE, OKLAHOMA 73089 |
| Event Date | March 21, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Mixers, blenders, whippers food and beverage |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311520 | Inspection # | 1736858 |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.29000, -97.81000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was changing the fruit feeder to a funnel adaptor piece when they took the impeller plate off and the gasket came off. When retrieving the gasket, the spinning pump impeller caught his finger resulting in an amputation of the right index fingertip to the first knuckle.
Incident Summary
On March 21, 2024, a worker at W.H. Braum, Inc. in TUTTLE, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with mixers, blenders, whippers food and beverage identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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