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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019088796 · 8/24/2019 · Puris Proteins, LLC.

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
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Puris Proteins, LLC.
Location
105 South Maple Street, TURTLE LAKE, WISCONSIN, 54889
NAICS
311222
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 24, 2019, an employee was unplugging the rotary valve under a cyclone when the employee's left index finger contacted the moving rotary valve, resulting in a partial amputation of the left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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