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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017054626 · 5/22/2017 · Southern Corporate Packers, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Southern Corporate Packers, Inc.
Location
830 NE Trenton Blvd, TRENTON, FLORIDA, 32693
NAICS
424480
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was grating watermelons on a conveyor belt that was moving very slowly. He was attempting to make the conveyor belt move faster when it caught and amputated his right middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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