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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022010258 · 1/10/2022 · CONSOLIDATED CATFISH COMPANIES, DBA COUNTRY SELECT

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 regular operation
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
CONSOLIDATED CATFISH COMPANIES, DBA COUNTRY SELECT
Location
299 SOUTH STREET, ISOLA, MISSISSIPPI, 38754
NAICS
311712
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating an automatic fillet machine. Fish guts were stuck at the infeed and the employee used his right hand to push the guts into the machine when his right middle finger sustained a laceration. The fingertip was later amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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