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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020043538 · 4/17/2020 · WATERSHED FOODS, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
WATERSHED FOODS, LLC
Location
202 N. FORD ST., GRIDLEY, ILLINOIS, 61744
NAICS
311423
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had removed the conveyor on the backside of a machine to clean. When the employee went to put the machine back in place, the employee's left ring finger was caught in a pinch point created by the lug conveyor chain and the traying machine. As a result, the employee's left ring fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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