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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019010794 · 1/23/2019 · Crete Core Ingredients

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
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Secondary source
Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Crete Core Ingredients
Location
2220 County Road 1, CRETE, NEBRASKA, 68333
NAICS
311119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a block chopper. A frozen block of product was not feeding properly. While the employee was adjusting it with a meat hook, the chopper grabbed the hook and the employee's right little finger was pinched between the hook and the chopper's feed shoot. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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