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Amputations

1 amputation · 20221110392 · 11/29/2022 · Winland Foods, 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
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Winland Foods, Inc.
Location
611 E Marceau, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63111
NAICS
311824
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had removed a screw plug on an airlock housing on a piece of equipment, and was trying to clear out clogged product, when the equipment struck his left index finger. He suffered a partial fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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