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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016010853 · 1/29/2016 · Abimar Foods 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-chain

Employer

Name
Abimar Foods Inc.
Location
600 N. Hwy 77, MARIETTA, OKLAHOMA, 73448
NAICS
311821
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lubricating equipment. He was using a rag to clean lubricant from the PT4 conveyor. The rag was caught in the chain and sprocket, which pulled in the employee's left hand crushing the middle finger in the chain and sprocket. The finger was amputated at the first knuckle at the hospital.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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