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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017043690 · 4/25/2017 · Shopko Stores Operating Co, LLC

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
Conveyors-chain

Employer

Name
Shopko Stores Operating Co, LLC
Location
1001 E Gowen Road, BOISE, IDAHO, 83716
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing a conveyor motor cover, when four of the fingers on his right hand were crushed by a chain and sprocket in the running motor. One fourth of the right index finger was later amputated at the hospital. The conveyor was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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