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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20201211645 · 12/12/2020 · Sam's Club

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 or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name
Sam's Club
Location
4330 US 19, NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA, 34652
NAICS
452111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

After making a bale of cardboard and plastic, an employee was trying to release the chains that helped the baler extract the bale. His right index finger was caught between the chain and the machine and amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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