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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022064921 · 6/8/2022 · Papillion Foods LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Butchering machinery
Secondary source
Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Papillion Foods LLC
Location
10808 South 132nd Street, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68138
NAICS
311612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a metal paddle to scrape the side of a hopper. The paddle was pulled into the hopper and the employee's right ring finger was pinched between the handle of the paddle and the guarding bars. The fingertip was degloved and the injury required surgical amputation to the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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