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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015097032 · 9/23/2015 · Mullins Foods Products

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
Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Mullins Foods Products
Location
2200 S. 25th Avenue, BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS, 60155
NAICS
311421
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was loading film/packaging materials at the start of his shift when the material jammed in the machine. When he manually removed the jam, the machine restarted and the blade amputated his left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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