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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019032372 · 3/5/2019 · Cape Seafoods, LLC

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Cape Seafoods, LLC
Location
84 Industrial Park Road, SACO, MAINE, 04072
NAICS
311712
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a stunner (a lobster/crab processing machine). His right hand was pinched in the idler pulley, causing the amputation of the middle finger just above the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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