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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021108528 · 10/2/2021 · Darling International Inc.

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
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Darling International Inc.
Location
1208 E. Walnut St., LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA, 68850
NAICS
311613
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a trough with a cleaning bar when an auger caught the cleaning bar and the bar pinned the employee's right ring finger against the guard, pinching it and resulting in a fingertip amputation. The auger was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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