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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191011033 · 10/22/2019 · Gilster-Mary Lee Corp

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
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Gilster-Mary Lee Corp
Location
5755 South US Highway 61, WILSON, ARKANSAS, 72395
NAICS
424420
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was putting grams into a machine. The employee opened the screen and was using the left hand to move the gram when the employee's left middle finger was caught by the moving auger inside the machine, amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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