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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181111654 · 11/12/2018 · JBS Souderton Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
JBS Souderton Inc.
Location
249 Allentown Rd., SOUDERTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18964
NAICS
311611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing a shear pin in a cog and drive chain system when the employee's left index finger was caught in a pinch point between the chain and sprocket, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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