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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022076699 · 7/30/2022 · The Bountiful Company Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
The Bountiful Company Inc.
Location
90 Orville Drive, BOHEMIA, NEW YORK, 11716
NAICS
561910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a bundler machine's sealing bar, which was jammed in the forward, engaged position. The bar fell back into the neutral position and struck the employee's left middle finger causing an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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