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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191213184 · 12/26/2019 · OK Foods, Inc.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
OK Foods, Inc.
Location
200 Industrial Road, HEAVENER, OKLAHOMA, 74937
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the fat puller end of a puller machine when she attempted to remove a piece of chicken fat from the plastic auger's point of operation. The plastic auger then amputated her right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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