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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017032041 · 3/5/2017 · TreeHouse Foods, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Buckets, baskets, pails

Employer

Name
TreeHouse Foods, Inc
Location
2060 Old Philadelphia Pike, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17602
NAICS
311812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pouring flour into a vat. The bucket slipped from the employee's hand and fell into the vat. The employee tried to pull the bucket out of the vat and suffered a left ring fingertip amputation when the finger was caught between the lip of the vat and the bucket.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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