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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017088343 · 8/30/2017 · Resers Fine Foods Inc

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 or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage

Employer

Name
Resers Fine Foods Inc
Location
3167 SE 10th St, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66607
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had been rinsing out the mixer and his left thumb went into the mixing area resulting in amputation above the top knuckle. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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