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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161110907 · 11/21/2016 · AMERICAN WALNUT COMPANY LLC

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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
AMERICAN WALNUT COMPANY LLC
Location
2801 S. 2nd Street, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64501
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to move a piece of wood that was stuck in the chain when the wood jammed his hand into the steel railing, amputating his right middle finger and breaking a bone.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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