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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023076564 · 7/21/2023 · United Sugars Corporation

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 regular operation
Source
Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name
United Sugars Corporation
Location
1601 Commerce Drive, MONTGOMERY, ILLINOIS, 60538
NAICS
311314
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking the super sack under a rotary valve. As the employee went to dislodge sugar in the equipment, the rotary airlock amputated a portion of the employee's left ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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