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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017021799 · 2/25/2017 · Rastelli Brothers, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
Rastelli Brothers, Inc.
Location
300 Heron Drive, SWEDESBORO, NEW JERSEY, 08085
NAICS
424470
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to disassemble a meat extrusion machine to clean it when the machine unexpectedly activated. The slicer engaged and amputated the employee's left pinky finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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