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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024010012 · 1/2/2024 · TOVALA

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
TOVALA
Location
248 Tubeway Drive, CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS, 60188
NAICS
311423
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a dry depositor machine when he observed a jammed product. The employee was retrieving the product when a plate contacted their right middle fingertip, resulting in amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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