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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017010720 · 1/23/2017 · CLM Pallet Recycling

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-chain

Employer

Name
CLM Pallet Recycling
Location
8502 Delport Drive, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63114
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a chain and sprocket conveyor when the machine restarted and amputated the distal tip of his left ring finger up to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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