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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171111016 · 11/16/2017 · Pineland Farms Potato Company, Inc.

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, unspecified
Source
Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name
Pineland Farms Potato Company, Inc.
Location
115 Presque Isle Road, MARS HILL, MAINE, 04758
NAICS
311411
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to dislodge a piece of poly from a bag sealing machine when the machine's jaws closed on his hand, amputating his left middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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