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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015020735 · 2/24/2015 · LITEHOUSE INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Bottling, canning, filling machinery

Employer

Name
LITEHOUSE INC.
Location
1109 N. Ella Ave., SANDPOINT, IDAHO, 83864
NAICS
311941
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee was operating a product filling machine and the machine was leaking onto on the containers. The employee opened up the safety guard and tried to wipe down the heat jaws with a cloth when the jaws closed on his hand, amputating three fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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