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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015129446 · 12/14/2015 · Great American Appetizers, 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 regular operation
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Great American Appetizers, Inc
Location
216 8th St N, NAMPA, IDAHO, 83687
NAICS
311412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was slicing a tomato near a 90-degree belt on a conveyor line when her hand got caught underneath the belt. Her left pinky finger was amputated below the nailbed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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