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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016043192 · 4/16/2016 · Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Conveyors-screw, auger

Employer

Name
Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation
Location
200 South Emmber Lane, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53233
NAICS
311611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee shut off the screw conveyor to readjust the machine's lid and prevent ground meat from leaking onto the floor. As the employee was closing the cover of the screw conveyor, the passing fulcrum lever amputated his left ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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