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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022109067 · 10/17/2022 · Kalmbach Feed, 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, n.e.c.
Source
Vacuum cleaners
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Kalmbach Feed, Inc.
Location
908 Mount Rock Road, SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17257
NAICS
311119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was walking across the parking lot with a central vacuum system when their leather glove was caught in the air lock. The metal fan amputated the employee's right index, middle, and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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