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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017065806 · 6/24/2017 · West Point Dairy Products, LLC

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
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
West Point Dairy Products, LLC
Location
1715 E Road, WEST POINT, NEBRASKA, 68788
NAICS
311512
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On June 24, 2017, at 10:50 a.m. an employee was attempting to reinstall a conveyor belt that had slipped of its tracks when his finger became caught in the moving belt and the roller, amputating his right ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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