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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021086757 · 8/10/2021 · Arctic Glacier

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Arctic Glacier
Location
8211 F Street, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68127
NAICS
312113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was reaching to clean an empty bag on an ice bagging machine. A moving chain drive caught his right glove and pulled his middle finger through a sprocket. The fingertip was amputated at the nailbed. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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