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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015107993 · 10/26/2015 · Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc.

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
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc.
Location
10646 Hwy 51, OAKLAND, MISSISSIPPI, 38948
NAICS
311412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a Solbern conveyor. The products being transported on the conveyor became jammed at the end of the conveyor. The operator attempted to clear the jam by reaching underneath the conveyor and removing the product that was stuck between the conveyor and a tray. The operator's right ring finger was caught in a belt underneath the conveyor and the skin was peeled from the tip of the finger. The finger was amputated just below the finger nail at the hospital.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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