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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016043541 · 4/29/2016 · Great Plains Coca-Cola Bottling Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Great Plains Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Location
227 N. Quapah, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73107
NAICS
312111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was monitoring the plastic 2-liter bottles on the conveyor when his gloved hand was caught in the feed drive sprocket. His right-hand fingers were pulled into the sprocket, amputating his pinky and fourth fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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