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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021119778 · 11/11/2021 · Water Lilies Food, LLC

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
Water Lilies Food, LLC
Location
1724 5th Avenue, Unit # 3, BAY SHORE, NEW YORK, 11706
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to fix the drive chain of a machine that made pot stickers. While the employee was working on the back end of the machine, it was cycled. The employee's left index fingertip was caught on the chain and sprocket and partially amputated (without bone loss).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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