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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021021781 · 2/26/2021 · KOCH MEAT CO., INC. dba Koch Foods

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
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
KOCH MEAT CO., INC. dba Koch Foods
Location
2153 Rose Street, FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, 60131
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to remove jammed packing plastic from a machine. The machine's cutting knives activated and amputated the tip of the employee's left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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