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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019032820 · 3/18/2019 · Rich Products Corporation

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 or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Rich Products Corporation
Location
3555 East 14th St., BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 78521
NAICS
424420
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the scraper bar on a freezer belt exit. The employee's right ring finger was caught between the scraper and the belt; the top knuckle (right under the nailbed) and finger pad were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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