Prairie Farms Dairy
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — HAMMOND, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Prairie Farms Dairy | Report ID | 2024109398 |
| Address | 4001 U.S. Highway 190 | City, State ZIP | HAMMOND, LOUISIANA 70401 |
| Event Date | October 8, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 112120 | Inspection # | 1781520 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.50000, -90.51000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was dislodging a jammed bottle in the blow mold machine when they sustained amputations of their index and middle fingers.
Incident Summary
On October 8, 2024, a worker at Prairie Farms Dairy in HAMMOND, LOUISIANA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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