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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015053037 · 5/19/2015 · Blaine Larsen Farms, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Blaine Larsen Farms, Inc.
Location
2379 E 2300 NORTH, HAMER, IDAHO, 83425
NAICS
424480
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a belt on a conveyor when a coworker energized the conveyor. The employee's hand got caught between the drive chain and the sprocket, amputating the first and second fingers of the right hand down to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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