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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016064951 · 6/6/2016 · Gilster Mary Lee Corporation

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
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Gilster Mary Lee Corporation
Location
1037 State Street, CHESTER, ILLINOIS, 62233
NAICS
311823
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On June 6, 2016, at 1 p.m., an employee was lining up pasta to thread it through the holes of the pasta press machine when his hand contacted the rotating knives in the machine, amputating his left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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