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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019055249 · 5/24/2019 · Lacosta Facility Support Services

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
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Lacosta Facility Support Services
Location
3461 Co Rd 100, CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI, 38834
NAICS
561720
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a conveyor system trying to replace a chain that got out of the sprocket. The employee's middle finger was caught on the sprocket and amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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