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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018010020 · 1/2/2018 · Frito-Lay

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Frito-Lay
Location
4236 SW Kirklawn Ave., TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66609
NAICS
311919
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping a coworker clean an area when she noticed an airlock was clogged up. As she attempted to unclog it, the paddle inside the airlock amputated three of her right-hand fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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