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Amputations
1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017087950 · 8/18/2017 · Dole Fresh Vegetables, 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
- Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- Source
- Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Employer
- Name
- Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
- Location
- 600 Benjamin Dr., SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, 45502
- NAICS
- 424420
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on a dryer when the employee's finger made contact with the dryer belt and pulley, amputating it.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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