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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015096847 · 9/18/2015 · Big Lots, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Big Lots, Inc.
Location
300 Phillipi Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43228
NAICS
452990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing preventive maintenance on the conveyor motor and amputated the tips of the right thumb and index fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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