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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020098360 · 9/2/2020 · CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Location
33 Dart Rd, NEWNAN, GEORGIA, 30265
NAICS
311612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a meat tenderizer machine, feeding small pieces of beef into the machine from the top opening. The machine became jammed with product and the employee suffered a partial amputation of the right ring finger while trying to clear the jam.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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