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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016088207 · 8/28/2016 · A.E. Robinson Oil Co., 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
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Textiles, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
A.E. Robinson Oil Co., Inc.
Location
56 Pleasant Ave., SANGERVILLE, MAINE, 04479
NAICS
445120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a dough press machine while it was running. The machine caught the rag in the employee's hand and pulled her index finger into the blades. The index finger was amputated from the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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