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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022076025 · 7/11/2022 · The J.M. Smucker Company

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
Sealing, stapling machinery
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
The J.M. Smucker Company
Location
2200 N.W. Brickyard Road, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66618
NAICS
311111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating equipment on the sealer dry packaging line when the conveyor grabbed his gloved hand and pulled it inside the entrance to the sealer. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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