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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017088259 · 8/28/2017 · AmeriPride Services

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
Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name
AmeriPride Services
Location
400 SE 1st Ave, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66607
NAICS
812320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While performing monthly preventative maintenance and wiping excess grease off a chain, an employee's left hand may have become caught in the chain and sprocket, amputating the second, third, and fourth fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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