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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020109401 · 10/3/2020 · KOCH FOODS

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
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
KOCH FOODS
Location
515 TYSON ROAD, ASHLAND, ALABAMA, 36251
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on the box machine when his left hand was caught between two gears in the machine resulting in amputation of the third and fourth digits.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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