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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171211545 · 12/5/2017 · Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.
Location
Global Dairy, ESTELLINE, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57234
NAICS
311513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attaching a dairy hose from a bulk tank to a tanker when the employee's right middle fingertip was caught and amputated by a latch on the truck.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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