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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019021989 · 2/22/2019 · Quaker Oats

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, unspecified
Source
Stacking machinery

Employer

Name
Quaker Oats
Location
7700 W. 71st. Street, BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS, 60455
NAICS
311423
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking the belt on the infeed conveyor of a palletizer. The belt began to move and pulled the employee's right middle finger into the running palletizer resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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