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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2015074449 · 7/8/2015 · Land O'Lakes Purina Feed, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Land O'Lakes Purina Feed, LLC
Location
1108 N.W. 3rd St., OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73106
NAICS
311119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was working to clear a clog in the bottom of a cyclone. He had gone through the lockout/tagout procedure twice and asked the operator to control run the machine to unjam the clog. The employee attempted to clear the jam inside the feeder when his glove got caught and his left middle fingertip was amputated. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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