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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018044148 · 4/30/2018 · Heartland Pet Food Manufacturing

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, n.e.c.
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Heartland Pet Food Manufacturing
Location
8101 E 32nd St, JOPLIN, MISSOURI, 64804
NAICS
311111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee dropped a sampling container into a cooling airlock. As he attempted to retrieve the container, his right index finger was amputated (between the middle and distal joint) by the cooling airlock.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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