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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017087389 · 8/3/2017 · NESTLE PURINA PETCARE

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 regular operation
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
NESTLE PURINA PETCARE
Location
3800 MIDDLE ROAD, DUNKIRK, NEW YORK, 14048
NAICS
311111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was taking a product sample from an extruder machine when the employee's right index finger was caught and amputated in the moving auger. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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