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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018021888 · 2/24/2018 · Farm Fresh Foods LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Trash compactors

Employer

Name
Farm Fresh Foods LLC
Location
5016 Grimes Drive, GUNTERSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35976
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unjamming a cardboard compactor with a metal rod. The compactor pulled the metal rod in and the employee's hand was caught in the compactor, resulting in partial amputation of the ring finger on the left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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