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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015107476 · 10/7/2015 · Gilster Mary Lee

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
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Gilster Mary Lee
Location
8366 North Highway 51, MC BRIDE, MISSOURI, 63776
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A bag machine operator was retrieving a bag that jammed the machine and severed the left index fingertip. The bypass switch on the machine was activated. Once the switch is activated, the machine cycles one more time before it hits the home position and stops. The door was opened before the cycle completed and the star wheel pinched the tip of her left index finger, severing it just above the first knuckle. The incident occurred October 7, 2015 at approximately 9:35hrs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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