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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017098444 · 9/1/2017 · James Skinner Baking Co

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
James Skinner Baking Co
Location
4651 F St, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68117
NAICS
424490
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a shrink wrapping machine when the side seal became wrapped around the seal bar. As the employee was trying to remove the side seal, the machine's blade cut and amputated the employee's left index fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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