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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020077048 · 7/26/2020 · Hormel Foods Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Hormel Foods Corporation
Location
3000 Kennedy Drive, BELOIT, WISCONSIN, 53511
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On July 26, 2020, an employee was checking can codes on a canning line. While retrieving a can, the employee's left middle finger was caught between the conveyor and a transfer plate and amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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