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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015063618 · 6/12/2015 · Target Distribution Center

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
Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary source
Handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Target Distribution Center
Location
3001 Archer Drive, CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17201
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a running conveyor system with a compressed air wand when the wand became stuck in the conveyor system at a junction between a section of roller conveyors and a belt conveyor. While trying to free the compressed air wand, the employee's right middle finger either got caught in the conveyor or caught by the compressed air wand, resulting in a partial amputation of the right middle finger. The injury occurred above the right knuckle and involved bone. The employee required surgery to reattach the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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