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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016010492 · 1/19/2016 · Beef Products 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
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
Beef Products Inc.
Location
360 164th St. S., SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEBRASKA, 68776
NAICS
311612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning an auger and replacing a plug when the flight of the auger amputated 1/4 of the left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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