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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021081 · 2/2/2017 · Reser's Fine Foods, LLC

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, n.e.c.
Source
Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage

Employer

Name
Reser's Fine Foods, LLC
Location
216 NE 12th St, MOORE, OKLAHOMA, 73160
NAICS
311991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the floors in the mixing room. The employee was below the running mixer and attempted to remove product residue with his right hand. His fingers contacted the rotating auger resulting in amputation of the right middle finger at the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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