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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022032462 · 3/18/2022 · Erie Group International, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Erie Group International, Inc.
Location
1201 South Main Street, ROCHELLE, ILLINOIS, 61068
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee shut off an extruder to retrieve a stuck piece of material. As he moved to pull out the material, a blade in the extruder amputated one of his fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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