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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018065668 · 6/10/2018 · KOCH FOODS OF GADSDEN

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
KOCH FOODS OF GADSDEN
Location
501 PADEN ROAD, GADSDEN, ALABAMA, 35903
NAICS
424440
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While hand-scrubbing the chute on a vacuum system, the employee's hand entered the vacuum pump chute and his finger was caught on angle iron. When he pulled his finger back, the fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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