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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015107647 · 10/14/2015 · KRAFT FOODS

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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, n.e.c.
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
KRAFT FOODS
Location
2035 E. BENNETT, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65804
NAICS
311513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking for gasket pieces in the production line with a metal detector. The machine did not have LOTO and the safety guard had been removed at the time of the incident. The employee's fingers got caught in the machine. The third finger on the right hand was amputated at the middle of the distal phalanx and the fourth finger was avulsed at the distal tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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