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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020021175 · 2/5/2020 · BLUE BELL CREAMERIES

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
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
BLUE BELL CREAMERIES
Location
8201 OLD HIGHWAY 51, BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA, 74014
NAICS
311520
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was filling the cup and lid dispensing mechanism of a packing machine when the lids became jammed. She was able to remove all lids that were stacked in the dispensing mechanism, but one lid was jammed between the stacking mechanism and the lidding stomper. As she attempted to remove this lid, her right index fingertip was pinched between the lid stomper and the rotating table (nest plates), resulting in the amputation of the fingertip right above the nail bed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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