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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017065979 · 6/29/2017 · Tuscaloosa Organic Baking Co., LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Sheets, towels, linens, bedding

Employer

Name
Tuscaloosa Organic Baking Co., LLC
Location
546 15th St., TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, 35401
NAICS
311812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a sheeter/molder machine with a towel when the towel and his left index finger were pulled into the machine, partially amputating his fingertip. The machine was energized at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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