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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016098795 · 9/16/2016 · Plantation Products LLC

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
Bottling, canning, filling machinery

Employer

Name
Plantation Products LLC
Location
202 South Washington Street, NORTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02766
NAICS
339999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee suffered a left middle finger amputation while clearing a jam at the seed wheel of the packet filling station. The machine was not shut off and locked out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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