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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021416 · 2/13/2017 · Packer Sanitation Service, Inc.

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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Packer Sanitation Service, Inc.
Location
1131 Dakota Avenue, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, 68731
NAICS
561720
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning trim extruders on the lower side of a locked out auger. During the cleaning process, the equipment was unlocked. At that time, the employee's right finger entered the auger's drain port and was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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