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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019032873 · 3/19/2019 · Express Employment Professionals

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 regular operation
Source
Stacking machinery

Employer

Name
Express Employment Professionals
Location
Teasdale Foods, HOOPESTON, ILLINOIS, 60942
NAICS
561320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At 6:30 p.m. on March 19, 2019, a temporary employee was operating a stacker machine. The magnet came up and pinched the employee's right middle finger against the product. The fingertip was amputated (without bone loss).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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