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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015129454 · 12/14/2015 · SARGENTO FOODS INC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
SARGENTO FOODS INC
Location
1 Persnickety Place, KIEL, WISCONSIN, 53042
NAICS
311513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a breader into position for a production run when the breader fell off the tracks and the hopper created a pinch point that amputated the employee's left pinky fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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