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Amputations
1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022032558 · 3/22/2022 · AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 1
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- 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
- AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Location
- 10646 Highway 51, OAKLAND, MISSISSIPPI, 38948
- NAICS
- 311412
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was removing debris from a grinder when the grinder's blade amputated his right index finger. The machine was not locked out at the time.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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