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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017010440 · 1/13/2017 · Foley Products Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Foley Products Company
Location
1650 John Street Ext, PRENTISS, MISSISSIPPI, 39474
NAICS
327332
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a mixer in the production department and was forming a 15 inch round concrete pipe. The employee's right hand was caught inside the pipe between a concrete rotor and the form resulting in the amputation of three fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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