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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020098674 · 9/11/2020 · Ascena Retail Group, Inc.

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
Conveyors-chain
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
Location
200 Heritage Drive, PATASKALA, OHIO, 43062
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a conveyor using a rag. The rag got caught on a live chain drive and pulled the employee's right index finger into the chain drive resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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