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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017109696 · 10/9/2017 · Franklin Coropration

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
Bottling, canning, filling machinery

Employer

Name
Franklin Coropration
Location
600 Franklin Drive, HOUSTON, MISSISSIPPI, 38851
NAICS
337121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a fiber filler machine when the machine's metal plate amputated the employee's left index finger. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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