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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016010155 · 1/7/2016 · NISSIN FOODS, INCORPORATED USA

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
NISSIN FOODS, INCORPORATED USA
Location
2901 Hempland Road, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17601
NAICS
311823
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While attempting to clean a caser machine at Nissin Foods, an employee's thumb got caught in the conveyor drive chain and sprocket. The employee's left thumb was partially amputated. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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