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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171211418 · 12/1/2017 · Tri-Union Seafoods, 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 regular operation
Source
Bottling, canning, filling machinery

Employer

Name
Tri-Union Seafoods, LLC
Location
129 Commerce Drive, LYONS, GEORGIA, 30436
NAICS
311712
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working at a packer machine and used a push bar to remove excess tuna from a metal plate located just beyond a conveyor belt and roller. She was attempting to grab the tuna when the packer knife caught and amputated her right index and middle fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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