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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171211427 · 12/1/2017 · Blanca Potato, 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
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Blanca Potato, LLC
Location
302 S. Broadway, BLANCA, COLORADO, 81123
NAICS
311991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was bagging potatoes when his left little finger was caught between the chain and sprocket of the bagging machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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