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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017010245 · 1/9/2017 · WILMAR POULTRY COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Pickup truck

Employer

Name
WILMAR POULTRY COMPANY
Location
17851 LAWRENCE 2200, AURORA, MISSOURI, 65605
NAICS
112340
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a hydraulic lift on the back of a pickup truck to lift a washing machine when the employee's left index finger was pinched and partially amputated to the first knuckle. The lift was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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