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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015107557 · 10/10/2015 · Purina Animal Nutrition

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
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
Purina Animal Nutrition
Location
1836 N Topeka, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67214
NAICS
311119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee got his left ring finger caught between a belt and pulley while conducting maintenance on the vacuum fan. When he jerk his hand out, the skin and nail pulled off the finger to the bone.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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