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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2021076367 · 7/31/2021 · Hormel Foods Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Hormel Foods Corporation
Location
3000 Kennedy Drive, BELOIT, WISCONSIN, 53511
NAICS
311422
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a portable belt conveyor when their right hand contacted the power end of the belt conveyor, which crushed the employee's hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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