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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020010152 · 1/7/2020 · Reser's Fine Foods

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Reser's Fine Foods
Location
3215 SE 6th ST, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66607
NAICS
311991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At 3:54 a.m. on January 7, 2020, an employee was preparing to clean an auger that fed the mixers on a production line. His left hand came into contact with an adjacent, moving auger, which amputated about 1/2 inch of his left thumb. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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