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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017065712 · 6/21/2017 · Hamiltime Herb Company, 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
Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage

Employer

Name
Hamiltime Herb Company, LLC
Location
1761 Route 9 North, HOWELL, NEW JERSEY, 07731
NAICS
311119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning blended material out of the bottom of a blending machine and was wiping the interior bottom drain when the machine blades amputated the employee's fingers. The machine was running at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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