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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020054471 · 5/13/2020 · S&S Quality Meats

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
S&S Quality Meats
Location
1542 South Hwy 99, EMPORIA, KANSAS, 66801
NAICS
311613
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a blender in a kitchen production area. The employee was removing a stuck piece of chicken when a paddle inside the machine pinched off the tip of the employee's left thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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