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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023031996 · 3/3/2023 · JBS Souderton

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name
JBS Souderton
Location
249 Allentown Rd., SOUDERTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18964
NAICS
311611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unjamming a box in a case sealer machine when their finger contacted the drive belt and pulley, resulting in amputation to the right middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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