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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022010154 · 1/7/2022 · SCHOLASTIC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-powered, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
SCHOLASTIC
Location
6336 ALGOA ROAD, JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, 65101
NAICS
424920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a spiral conveyor. As the employee cleaned excess lubricant away with a rag, the chain on the conveyor caught the rag and pulled in the employee's right hand. The employee suffered an amputation to the middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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