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Amputations

1 amputation · 20221110126 · 11/17/2022 · Chocolate Delivery Systems, Inc.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Chocolate Delivery Systems, Inc.
Location
1800 Elmwood Avenue, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14207
NAICS
311351
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee and a co-worker were cleaning a packing machine. The employee was putting a bucket on the conveyor belt when the belt advanced and the employee's right index finger was caught in a pinch point, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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