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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017065511 · 6/16/2017 · Land O' Lakes, Incorporated

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Land O' Lakes, Incorporated
Location
405 Park Drive, CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17015
NAICS
311512
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on a machine when a coworker re-activated it, causing stored air to cycle the machine parts, which pinched and amputated the employee's left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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