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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019010288 · 1/9/2019 · Midland Commodities Group, Inc.

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 during regular operation
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Midland Commodities Group, Inc.
Location
18510 206th St West, BUFFALO PRAIRIE, ILLINOIS, 61237
NAICS
452990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating the patty machine and was wiping off excess meat when the machine cycled and amputated the employee's right index finger between the first and second distal joints.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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