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Amputations
1 amputation · 2020077126 · 7/29/2020 · BelGioioso Cheese, Inc.
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 0
- 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
- Dairy and milk processing machinery-specialized
Employer
- Name
- BelGioioso Cheese, Inc.
- Location
- 300 BelGioioso Blvd, GLENVILLE, NEW YORK, 12302
- NAICS
- 311513
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was removing cheese curd from a plugged line when the rotating star valve amputated approximately 3/4-inch of his right index fingertip.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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