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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018043515 · 4/12/2018 · Foster farms

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Foster farms
Location
6648 La-15, FARMERVILLE, LOUISIANA, 71241
NAICS
112340
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a photo sensor on a pallet wrapper. As he was lowering the top plate onto the machine, the plate dropped onto one of his fingers, amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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