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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020010494 · 1/16/2020 · BYO OPERATIONS, LLC

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
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
BYO OPERATIONS, LLC
Location
5490 COUNTY ROAD 33, KOSHKONONG, MISSOURI, 65692
NAICS
325412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to clear debris from a grinder machine. His left hand was holding the vacuum hose as the plastic bag was about to be sucked into the machine. As he was trying to move it, his fingers slipped through the bars and the grinder paddles amputated three fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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