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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016076691 · 7/22/2016 · Alpla, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Alpla, Inc.
Location
9 Cermak Blvd., SAINT PETERS, MISSOURI, 63376
NAICS
326160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While cleaning the interior of a regrind tank an employee sustained a right ring finger amputation and a partial middle finger amputation. The rotating valves were not guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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