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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015042026 · 4/15/2015 · PackerS Sanitation Contract Services, Inc. LLC

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
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
PackerS Sanitation Contract Services, Inc. LLC
Location
4700 N. 132nd Street, BUTLER, WISCONSIN, 53007
NAICS
562998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sanitizing meat processing equipment. The employee turned the machine on and inserted a hose up the discharge chute to inject a chemical cleaning foam. The mixing head on the end of the machine caught and amputated the employee's finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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