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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161110815 · 11/17/2016 · Callaghan and 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 and Callaghan, Inc.
Location
5701 TACONY STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19135
NAICS
561720
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a blender when his glove was caught and pulled into the spinning auger, amputating his right ring and middle fingers. The blender was operating at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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