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Amputations

1 amputation · 20221210764 · 12/12/2022 · Anthony-Thomas Candy Company, 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
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Anthony-Thomas Candy Company, Inc.
Location
1777 Arlingate Lane, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43228
NAICS
311991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was reaching down to clean off a chain on the fourth-stage molding line when the chain caught his right middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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