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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020065403 · 6/10/2020 · Progressive Nutrition LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Progressive Nutrition LLC
Location
1500 E. Omaha Avenue, NORFOLK, NEBRASKA, 68701
NAICS
311119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to restart a conveyor belt that would not run. The employee was checking the tension on the motor belt when the auger motor started running, causing an amputation of his left thumb above the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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