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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015042382 · 4/27/2015 · Starkist Company

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
Starkist Company
Location
Main road, PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA, 96799
NAICS
311711
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning cans from the filler machine when his/her hand was caught in the machine resulting in the amputation of the right 5th finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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