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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161110560 · 11/9/2016 · Monterey Mushrooms Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 regular operation
Source
Bottling, canning, filling machinery
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Monterey Mushrooms Inc.
Location
#2 Hazel Street, BONNE TERRE, MISSOURI, 63628
NAICS
311421
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A temporary employee was operating a filler machine when the machine's roller bearings caught his glove and pulled his hand in, amputating his right index finger just before the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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