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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024010335 · 1/13/2024 · Hiland Dairy Foods, LLC Chandler Plant

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Product labeling machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Hiland Dairy Foods, LLC Chandler Plant
Location
1100 Thunderbird Rd, CHANDLER, OKLAHOMA, 74834
NAICS
311511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was putting a belt on a pulley on the label machine when his left hand got caught between the rotating pulley and belt, resulting in amputations of the ring finger to the first knuckle as well as the tip of the middle finger. The pulley was guarded and in operation at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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