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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019099548 · 9/12/2019 · Koch Foods

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
Koch Foods
Location
108 Morris Tullos, MORTON, MISSISSIPPI, 39117
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a deboning saw to debone a poultry thigh when the employee's left index finger contacted the rotating saw blade, resulting in an amputation to the extreme end of the left index finger. Protective gloves were not worn at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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