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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171110705 · 11/6/2017 · United Packers, LLC

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
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Textiles, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
United Packers, LLC
Location
5300 Coca-Cola Rd, MOBILE, ALABAMA, 36619
NAICS
312111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning/wiping the face of a machine guard when his rag was caught in the drive chain, which then pulled his third left-hand digit into the chain/sprocket, pinching the tip. His digit tip was surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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