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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015097008 · 9/23/2015 · Snyder's-Lance, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Snyder's-Lance, Inc.
Location
900 8th St, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, 31901
NAICS
311919
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a stencil machine when his finger got caught in the flow valve. The valve closed on his finger and amputated his left fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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