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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016032699 · 3/30/2016 · Dawn Foods Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Dawn Foods Inc.
Location
1400 Vance Rd., MEXICO, MISSOURI, 65265
NAICS
311824
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing equipment. The equipment was not locked out. The reciprocator arm contacted the employee's right arm resulting in a laceration that severed an artery requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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