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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019099379 · 9/9/2019 · Hallmark Cleaners, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-screw, auger

Employer

Name
Hallmark Cleaners, Inc.
Location
5869 Ridgewood Rd., JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, 39211
NAICS
812320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was placing clothing/hangers onto a moving screw conveyor. A hanger got caught in the screw conveyor, and as the employee was removing it, their left index finger got caught in the conveyor and the end of the finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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