Vancouver, WA —
OSHA Injury Report: VMS Vancouver
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at VMS Vancouver in Vancouver, WA 98661 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Tech I in confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- VMS Vancouver
- Parent company
- Church & Dwight
- Street
- 6211 NE Campus Dr
- City
- Vancouver
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98661
- On-site location
- U2 Upper Kitchen
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 61
- Days restricted or transferred
- 95
Before the incident
Attempting to clos an inspection hatch on a sugar auger tube.
What happened
The sugar auger was not locked out and it turned on while employee was closing the inspection hatch. Employee 's thumb was caught by the auger and amputated.
Injury or illness
Amputated left thumb
Object or substance involved
Sugar auger
Summary line
Employee was attempting to close a hatch on an auger tube when the equipment energized and severed (amputated) his left thumb.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance Tech I
- SOC code
- 49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 311340 — Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 324
- Total hours worked
- 606209
- Establishment ID
- 365203
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 16:30:00.000
- Time of incident
- 19:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 30JAN24:19:59:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.