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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017109604 · 10/6/2017 · Spangler Candy Company

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
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Handtools-power not determined, unspecified

Employer

Name
Spangler Candy Company
Location
400 N. Portland St., BRYAN, OHIO, 43506
NAICS
311340
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a hand tool to retrieve parts from a candy press machine when the employee's hand tool and left hand were pulled into the point of operation, amputating the index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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