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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022098403 · 9/22/2022 · Martel Bakery Mix, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 regular operation
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Martel Bakery Mix, LLC
Location
4136 Martel Road, CALEDONIA, OHIO, 43314
NAICS
311812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On September 22, 2022, an employee was operating a packing machine when their glove was caught in a belt and pulley and pulled into the small opening of the heat sealer. The employee's left thumb was fractured and the tuft was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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