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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161110814 · 11/17/2016 · Callaghan & Callaghan 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Callaghan & Callaghan Inc.
Location
Dietz & Watson, 5701 Tacony Street, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19135
NAICS
561720
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a 4,000-pound mixer when his glove was caught in the machine, which then pulled in his hand and amputated his right middle and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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