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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020021157 · 2/5/2020 · BEER NUTS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
BEER NUTS, INC.
Location
103 N. ROBINSON ST., BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS, 61701
NAICS
311919
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was stringing film in a packaging machine during a product change-over when his right hand entered the area of the machine that cuts film, resulting in an amputation to the right ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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