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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020032880 · 3/30/2020 · Corbion/Caravan Ingredients 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage

Employer

Name
Corbion/Caravan Ingredients Inc
Location
100 Adams Drive, TOTOWA, NEW JERSEY, 07512
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning batter from the interior housing of a mixer. Moving parts in the housing caught the employee's right hand, causing the partial amputation of the index fingertip. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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