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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015086065 · 8/24/2015 · Glanbia Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
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
Glanbia Foods, Inc.
Location
1734 S. 2300 E., GOODING, IDAHO, 83330
NAICS
311513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An maintenance employee opened a closed panel of an energized motor which activated unexpectedly catching the employee's index, ring and middle fingers in the pulley system and causing an amputation injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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