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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017087376 · 8/3/2017 · Agropur Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Nonclassifiable
Source
Vehicle, unspecified
Secondary source
Guardrails, road dividers

Employer

Name
Agropur Inc.
Location
547 West Nez Perce Ave, JEROME, IDAHO, 83338
NAICS
311513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving an empty pallet jack used to hoist bags of whey to a platform when her hand was caught between the jack and a safety rail, crushing her right index finger. Her finger had to be surgically amputated below the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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