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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021119738 · 11/10/2021 · JTM Foods, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

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

Employer

Name
JTM Foods, LLC
Location
2126 East 33rd Street, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16510
NAICS
311812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning an auger blade on a conveyor when the auger pulled the employee's arm into the machine and caused a partial arm amputation. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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