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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021119539 · 11/4/2021 · Dean Dairy Fluid, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Dean Dairy Fluid, LLC
Location
1858 Oneida Lane, SHARPSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16150
NAICS
311511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a blow mold machine. He was removing excess plastic that was stuck on the molds under the machine when the molds closed and crushed his right index and middle fingers. The middle finger was amputated and the index finger was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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