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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016098585 · 9/11/2016 · Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
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.

Employer

Name
Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc.
Location
2000 Potato Roll Lane, VALDOSTA, GEORGIA, 31601
NAICS
311812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a blockage in a dry mix unloading machine. As he was removing a flexible coupling, his finger was lacerated by a rotary air lock fin. He suffered a partial amputation of the right-hand middle finger above the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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