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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016021669 · 2/23/2016 · Bay Valley Foods

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
Stacking machinery
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Bay Valley Foods
Location
1080 Bay Valley Foods, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15212
NAICS
311422
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While operating a stacker machine, an employee attempted to remove a fallen product container that was blocking a sensor that controlled the conveyor. When the fallen container was removed, the conveyor began to move. The employee was wearing cut resistant gloves, and the glove on her right hand was caught by the chain and sprocket of the chain conveyor. She right-hand middle finger was partially amputated and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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