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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181010655 · 10/16/2018 · THE BRUSS COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Meat grinders

Employer

Name
THE BRUSS COMPANY
Location
5441 West 5th Street, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32254
NAICS
424470
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a meat grinder machine when his right index finger slipped into the faceplate hole and was struck by the screw drive mixing blade, resulting in an amputation of the first finger digit.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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